Rugby

The landscape around Rugby is gently rolling Warwickshire farmland, threaded by the River Swift, which has shaped both the town’s layout and its traditional rural economy. Rugby is internationally associated with Rugby School, where pupils drew up the first written rules of rugby football in 1845; the school’s historic buildings still stand near the centre. The town expanded rapidly after the arrival of the London and Birmingham Railway in the 1830s, and Rugby remains an important rail junction on the West Coast Main Line. Its centre combines the school’s long presence with shops, civic streets and suburban districts. View additional webcams nearby to better understand how Rugby and Warwickshire relate to their surroundings.

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