Borough of Rugby

About

The Borough of Rugby is a local government district with borough status in Warwickshire, England. The borough comprises the town of Rugby where the council has its headquarters, and the rural areas surrounding the town. At the 2021 census the borough had a population of 114,400, of which 78,125 lived in the built-up area of Rugby. Aside from Rugby itself, settlements include Binley Woods, Brinklow. Dunchurch, Long Lawford, Monks Kirby, Wolston, Wolvey and the new development of Houlton. It includes a large area of the West Midlands Green Belt in the mostly rural area between Rugby and Coventry. Between 2011 and 2021, the population of Rugby borough saw a 14.3% increase in population from around 100,100 to 114,400; the largest percentage increase of any local authority area in the West Midlands region. The borough extends from Coventry in the west to Leicestershire and Northamptonshire in the east. It borders the Warwickshire districts of Nuneaton and Bedworth to the north-west, Stratford-on-Avon to the south, and Warwick to the south-west. The Leicestershire districts of Hinckley and Bosworth, Blaby and Harborough are to the north and north-east, whilst West Northamptonshire is to the south-east.

Coordinates

52.3752, -1.2637

County

Warwickshire

District

Rugby

Parish

Rugby, unparished area

Postcode

CV21 2RR

Parliamentary constituency

Rugby

Phone

(01788) 541234

Nearest railway station

Rugby — 1 km

Opening

Box office: Wed-Fri 7pm-8pm; Sat 10:30am-12pm (non-show weeks), Mon-Fri 7pm-8pm; Sat 10:30am-12pm (show weeks)

Official site

www.rugbytheatre.co.uk

Sources

• wikipedia: Borough of Rugby (CC BY-SA 4.0)