Rugby: The Game, the School, and the Warwickshire Junction Town
Rugby gave its name to a sport. In 1823, according to the plaque at Rugby School, William Webb Ellis picked up the ball during a football match and ran with it. Whether the story is true is contested. The school, founded in 1567, is real enough. The Webb Ellis Rugby Football Museum on St Matthew Street documents the claim. The town has a population of around 72,000 within the wider Rugby borough of approximately 108,000.
Rugby sits at the junction of the M6, M45, and A5 in eastern Warwickshire. The railway station is on the West Coast Main Line, with direct services to London Euston in about an hour. The town's industrial base includes cement works (the Rugby Portland cement brand originated here), logistics, and a growing distribution sector drawn by the motorway access. For adult companionship, Rugby is covered by Warwickshire Police, the same force covering Warwick, Leamington Spa, and Nuneaton.
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Rugby gave its name to a sport. In 1823, according to the plaque at Rugby School, William Webb Ellis picked up the ball during a football match and ran with it. Whether the story is true is contested. The school, founded in 1567, is real enough. The Webb Ellis Rugby Football Museum on St Matthew Street documents the claim. The town has a population of around 72,000 within the wider Rugby borough of approximately 108,000.
Rugby sits at the junction of the M6, M45, and A5 in eastern Warwickshire. The railway station is on the West Coast Main Line, with direct services to London Euston in about an hour. The town's industrial base includes cement works (the Rugby Portland cement brand originated here), logistics, and a growing distribution sector drawn by the motorway access. For adult companionship, Rugby is covered by Warwickshire Police, the same force covering Warwick, Leamington Spa, and Nuneaton.
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