Rugby, Market town in Warwickshire, England
RugbyismarkettowninWarwickshireinthecentralofEnglandthatspansacrossresidentialstreets,commercialbuildingsandindustrialareasaroundamainsquare.Thetowncentreliesnearneartheriverflowavinandholdswidesreetswithshops,eateriesandregionallinkstolargerbritishcities.
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ThetowncarriesnumerousVictorianbrickworkandGeorgianbuildingsthatrosduringtheindustrialeraandnowhouseshops,officesandresidences.Alongthehighstreetandneighborhoodlanes,localscatchupintraditionalinnsandcafesthatfillonweekendsandaftereveningcommutes.
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NearrugbytheOxfordCanalranuntiltheclosureinthe1960sandconnectedWarwickshiretoindustrialcentresinmiddlelandEngland.Todayvisitorswalkalongformercanaltowpathsthroughmeadowspastmooredbargesthathavebeenconvertedintoprivateholidayaccommodation.
Location: Rugby
Shares border with: Northampton
Website: http://rugby.gov.uk
GPS coordinates: 52.37267,-1.26200
Latest update: December 4, 2025 23:00
World Rugby Hall of Fame
201 m
Church of Saint Andrew
45 m
Webb Ellis Rugby Football Museum
240 m
Newbold Quarry Park
1.9 km
Rugby Art Gallery and Museum
201 m
Roman Catholic Church of St Marie
696 m
Macready Theatre
218 m
Railway Viaduct
1.4 km
Benn Hall
362 m
Caldecott Park
483 m
British Thomson-Houston Company War Memorial
1.2 km
Chapel At Rugby School
283 m
Palace Theatre, Railway Terrace, Rugby
513 m
Rugby Baptist Church
215 m
Rugby Theatre
105 m
Whitehall Recreation Ground War Memorial Gates
654 m
Cineworld Cinema Rugby
1.5 km
War Memorial Chapel at Rugby School
310 m
Temple Speech Room At Rugby School
279 m
Rugby Aqueduct
1.8 km
Rugby Flyover
1.2 km
Percival Guildhouse
264 m
Clock Tower
36 m
Temple Reading Room And Art Museum At Rugby School
396 m
Lloyds Bank
100 m
Rugby Arm Bridge (Number 53) At Sp 502 770
1.8 km
New Big School At Rugby School
216 m
Birdcage Bridge
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