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Welcome to Rugby
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A great place to live
Rugby is the birthplace of rugby football and the home of Rugby School, which provided the inspiration for the novel 'Tom Brown’s Schooldays'.
Today Rugby has an attractive town centre with a good range of shops and a number of quality restaurants and bars. Beyond the town centre lie delightful, unspoilt countryside, countryparks, working farms, nature reserves and a Sculpture Art Park.
Rugby Borough offers a comprehensive range of leisure facilities for those who live there, not to mention an excellent standard of housing and numerous shops!
Attractions include Draycote Water, Garden Organic Ryton, Rugby School and Coombe Abbey – check out
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Education, skills and training
Rugby is home to various educational institutions. Warwickshire College is providing even more academic opportunities for the town. An entirely new multi-million pound, state-of the-art Rugby Centre is anticipated to be complete by 2010. This bespoke Centre of Vocational Excellence will incorporate a whole range of subjects including motorcycle and commercial vehicle studies. Ultimately, this centre will provide a ‘state-of-the-art’ provision in sustainable energy technology.
Additionally, Rugby School is one of the leading co-educational boarding schools in the world. It is a remarkable and innovative institution which prides itself on its academic excellence and achievements.
Rugby has excellent educational facilities and provides expert advice and support for all of its students. A great place to live and learn!
Location, accessibility
Rugby is conveniently situated for the M1 and M6, providing access to the entire motorway network, plus major routes including the A5, A45 and A14. It is a site that was originally identified by the Romans as a key position in the UK and their original routes still exist today.
By rail, you can reach London in 50 minutes from Rugby on the West Coast Mainline. Additionally, Birmingham International Airport and Nottingham East Midlands Airport are only a 30 minute drive away.
Download
Rugby District Profile 2010 (pdf 304 KB)
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