Webb Ellis Rugby Football Museum
The Webb Ellis Rugby Football Museum is a rugby football museum in the town centre of Rugby in Warwickshire, England, near Rugby School. It takes its name from William Webb Ellis, who is credited with inventing the game of rugby football.Photo: G-Man, Public domain.
- Type: Museum
- Also known as: “Webb Ellis Museum”
- Address: 5 St Matthews Street, Rugby, CV21 3BY
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Rugby Art Gallery and Museum and St Andrew’s Church, Rugby.
Rugby Art Gallery and Museum
Museum
Photo: G-Man, Public domain.
The Rugby Art Gallery and Museum is a combined art gallery and museum in central Rugby, Warwickshire, in England. The purpose-built building housing it is shared with Rugby library; it was opened in 2000 and was built in the place of Rugby's previous library.
St Andrew’s Church, Rugby
Church
Photo: G-Man, Public domain.
The Church of St Andrew is a Church of England parish church and civic church in the centre of Rugby, in Warwickshire, England. It is a grade II* listed building. St Andrew’s Church, Rugby is situated 880 feet northeast of Webb Ellis Rugby Football Museum.
Rugby Central Shopping Centre
Shopping center
The Rugby Central Shopping Centre is a two-storey shopping precinct in the town centre of Rugby, Warwickshire, England, managed by CBGA Robson LLP. The precinct includes clothes stores, game shops, thrift stores and food outlets. Rugby Central Shopping Centre is situated 960 feet north of Webb Ellis Rugby Football Museum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rugby and Bilton.
Rugby
Photo: Elliott Brown, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Rugby is a market town of 78,000 people in the Borough of Rugby in Warwickshire, in the West Midlands region of England, part of the United Kingdom. The town is credited with being the birthplace of rugby football, and is a must visit for the avid rugby fan.
Bilton
Village
Photo: G-13114, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Bilton is a suburb of Rugby in Warwickshire, England, located about 1.5 miles south-west of Rugby town centre. It is also a ward of the Borough of Rugby, which at the 2021 Census had a population of 6,544. Bilton is situated 1½ miles southwest of Webb Ellis Rugby Football Museum.
Newbold-on-Avon
Village
Photo: Stephen McKay, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Newbold-on-Avon is a suburban village of Rugby in Warwickshire, England, located around 1½ miles north-west of the town centre, it is adjacent to the River Avon from which the suffix is derived. Newbold-on-Avon is situated 1½ miles northwest of Webb Ellis Rugby Football Museum.
Webb Ellis Rugby Football Museum
- Categories: tourism and tourist attraction
- Location: Rugby District, Warwickshire, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.37105° or 52° 22′ 16″ northLongitude
-1.26435° or 1° 15′ 52″ westOpen location code
9C4W9PCP+C7OpenStreetMap ID
node 3683815621OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q7978648
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In Other Languages
From Japanese to Spanish—“Webb Ellis Rugby Football Museum” goes by many names.
- Japanese: “ウェブ・ エリス・ラグビーフットボール博物館”
- Spanish: “Museo de Rugby Webb Ellis”
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Highlights include St Matthew and Chapel.
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