Rugby
Built-up area in Rugby, Warwickshire, England
| Coordinates: | 52.379, -1.234 |
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| OS grid ref: | SP 52 75 |
| Population: | 73,150 |
| Dialling code: | 01788 |
The market town of Rugby in Warwickshire, England sits beside the River Avon and grew from a medieval market into a prominent Victorian town thanks in part to Rugby School. It is world‑famous as the reputed birthplace of the sport of rugby football (the William Webb Ellis story) and remains a draw for visitors, while its position on the West Coast Main Line and close to major motorways gives fast links to Birmingham and London.
Economically the town has long roots in engineering and manufacturing and today hosts distribution and business parks alongside a mix of local trades; the landmark Rugby Radio Station was a notable part of its 20th‑century story. Culturally there are museums and galleries such as the Rugby Art Gallery and Museum, active sports clubs and a community that blends historic streets and Victorian architecture with more recent residential and commercial development.
Postcode districts covering Rugby
Most populated places nearby
- Leicester 17.8 miles
- Coventry 11.5 miles
- Northampton 18 miles
- Solihull 24.3 miles
- Royal Leamington Spa 14 miles
- Nuneaton 14.7 miles
- Kettering 22.2 miles
- Kettering Town 22.1 miles
- Corby 24.3 miles
- Wellingborough 23 miles
- Banbury 22.3 miles
- Hinckley 12.5 miles
Neighbouring places
- Clifton upon Dunsmore Built-up area 0.5 miles
- Benn Ward 1.1 miles
- Paddox Ward 1.1 miles
- Eastlands Ward 1.2 miles
- Coton and Boughton Ward 1.3 miles
- Clifton, Newton and Churchover Ward 1.4 miles
- Hillmorton Ward 1.6 miles
- Newbold and Brownsover Ward 1.6 miles
- Newton and Biggin Parish 1.7 miles
- New Bilton Ward 1.9 miles
- Churchover Parish 2.1 miles
- Cosford Parish 2.1 miles
Example postcodes in Rugby
NN6 7HQ, CV22 5AP, CV21 3AB, CV21 3TJ, CV23 1FG, CV22 6LN, CV21 1BY, CV21 3HP, CV21 1QU … See all
Transport links
- Birmingham International Airport 22.3 miles
- East Midlands Airport 31.5 miles
- Rugby Railway Station 0.7 miles
- Long Buckby Railway Station 8.5 miles
Hotels in Rugby Ad
Schools in Rugby
- Abbots Farm Infant School Primary
- Abbots Farm Junior School Primary
- Ashlawn School Secondary
- Avon Park School Independent - special
- Bawnmore Community Infant School Primary
- Bilton C of E Junior School Primary
- Bilton Infant School Primary
- Boughton Leigh Infant School Primary
- Boughton Leigh Junior School Primary
- Brooke School Special
- Brownsover Community School Primary
- Crescent School Independent - primary
- Eastlands Primary School Primary
- English Martyrs Catholic Primary School Primary
- Harris C of E Academy Secondary
- Henry Hinde Infant School Primary
- Henry Hinde School Primary
- Hillmorton Primary School Primary
- Lawrence Sheriff School Secondary
- … See all
Local points of interest
- Catesby Priory Historic site 10.2 miles
- Herbert Art Gallery and Museum Museum 11.7 miles
- Coventry Transport Museum Museum 11.8 miles
- Belgrade Theatre Theatre 11.9 miles
- Ricoh Arena Stadium 12.1 miles
- Blackdown Manor Estate 12.3 miles
- Stoneleigh Abbey Historic site 13 miles
- Liberty Way Stadium 13.2 miles
- Blackdown Hill Estate 13.4 miles
- University of Warwick University 13.8 miles
- St Johns Museum 16.1 miles
- Sixfields Stadium, Northampton Town Stadium 16.1 miles