Rugby School
Rugby School is a public school for pupils aged 13–18, located in the town of Rugby, Warwickshire in England. Founded in 1567 as a free grammar school for local boys, it is one of the oldest independent schools in Britain.Photo: G-Man, Public domain.
- Type: School
- Denomination: Anglican
- Description: private school in Rugby, Warwickshire, England
- Address: Lawrence Sheriff Street, Rugby, CV21 3AW
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St Marie’s Church, Rugby and Webb Ellis Rugby Football Museum.
St Marie’s Church, Rugby
Church
Photo: Ian Rob, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Marie's Church is the main Roman Catholic church in Rugby, Warwickshire, England, located to the south of the town centre on Dunchurch Road, one of the main roads into the town. St Marie’s Church, Rugby is situated 1,100 feet southwest of Rugby School.
Webb Ellis Rugby Football Museum
Museum
Photo: G-Man, Public domain.
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. Webb Ellis Rugby Football Museum is situated 1,400 feet northwest of Rugby School.
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. Rugby Art Gallery and Museum is situated 1,600 feet northwest of Rugby School.
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 Rugby School.
Brownsover
Suburb
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Brownsover is a residential and commercial area of Rugby, Warwickshire in England, about 1+1⁄2 miles north of the town centre. The area is named after the original hamlet of Brownsover. Brownsover is situated 1½ miles northeast of Rugby School.
Rugby School
- Categories: public school, independent school, boarding school, and education
- Location: Rugby District, Warwickshire, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.36827° or 52° 22′ 6″ northLongitude
-1.25972° or 1° 15′ 35″ westOpen location code
9C4W9P9R+84OpenStreetMap ID
way 363617437OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=schoolOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=anglicanWikidata ID
Q1143281
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Welsh—“Rugby School” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “مدرسة رغبي”
- Armenian: “Ռագբի դպրոց”
- Asturian: “Rugby School”
- Bashkir: “Рэгби колледжы”
- Belarusian: “Рэгбі (школа)”
- Belarusian: “Рэгбі”
- Belarusian: “школа Рэгбі”
- Catalan: “Rugby School”
- Chinese: “拉格比公学”
- Chinese: “拉格比公學”
- Chinese: “拉格比學校”
- Cornish: “Skol Rugby”
- Czech: “Rugby School”
- Dutch: “Rugby School”
- Egyptian Arabic: “مدرسة رجبى”
- Esperanto: “Rugby School”
- Finnish: “Rugby School”
- French: “Collège de Rugby”
- French: “Rugby School”
- Galician: “Rugby School”
- Georgian: “რაგბის სკოლა”
- German: “Rugby School”
- Greek: “Σχολείο του Ράγκμπι”
- Hebrew: “בית הספר רוגבי”
- Irish: “Scoil Rugby”
- Italian: “Rugby School”
- Japanese: “ラグビー校”
- Korean: “럭비 스쿨”
- Korean: “럭비 학교”
- Korean: “럭비스쿨”
- Korean: “럭비학교”
- Luxembourgish: “Rugby School”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Rugby School”
- Persian: “مدرسه راگبی”
- Polish: “Rugby School”
- Portuguese: “Escola de Râguebi”
- Portuguese: “Rugby School”
- Russian: “Rugby School”
- Russian: “Колледж Рэгби”
- Russian: “Рагби”
- Russian: “Регби”
- Russian: “Рэгби”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Sgoil Rugby”
- Slovenian: “Rugby School”
- Spanish: “Escuela de Rugby”
- Spanish: “Rugby School”
- Swedish: “Rugby School”
- Tagalog: “Rugby School”
- Tatar: “Регби мәктәбе”
- Turkish: “Rugby School”
- Ukrainian: “Рагбі”
- Ukrainian: “Регбі (школа)”
- Welsh: “Ysgol Rugby”
- “Rugby School”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include The Close and Temple Speech Room At Rugby School.
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