Rugby
§ This page gives an overview of the Rugby local authority district, bringing together key facts, maps, and data to help you quickly understand the area. One of 361 district profiles on Baseview.
Overview ⁞ Rugby, in eastern Warwickshire, is a market town famed worldwide as the birthplace of rugby football, celebrated at the Rugby School and museum. The town centre combines historic streets with modern shopping and cultural venues. The wider district includes villages, farmland, and the River Avon valley, with canals and reservoirs adding to its landscape. Its geography blends heritage, sports legacy, and rural charm.
The administrative boundary of Rugby can be viewed on OpenStreetMap: District Boundary of Rugby.
Key Facts about Rugby
What region is Rugby in? Rugby is in the West Midlands of England, a region within the UK.
What county is Rugby in? Rugby is located in the county of Warwickshire.
Is Rugby a city? No, Rugby is not a city. (Note: the UK has 76 officially designated cities.)
Who governs Rugby? The local authority for this district is: Rugby Borough Council - responsible for district-level services. Since Warwickshire is a two-tier area, county-level services are handled by: Warwickshire County Council.
▶ Official website of Rugby Borough Council 🔗 rugby.gov.uk
Which police force covers Rugby? Policing in Rugby is provided by Warwickshire Police 🔗 warwickshire.police.uk, which serves 5 local authority districts: North Warwickshire ⁞ Nuneaton and Bedworth ⁞ Rugby ⁞ Stratford-on-Avon ⁞ Warwick.
Constituencies in Rugby
A constituency is a specific geographical area that elects one Member of Parliament (MP) to represent them in the House of Commons. The United Kingdom is divided into 650 parliamentary constituencies. We have this list page for easy browsing of all UK parliamentary constituencies: List of Constituencies.
Wards in Rugby
Rugby is divided into 16 wards, listed below in alphabetical order.
- Admirals and Cawston
- Benn
- Bilton
- Clifton, Newton and Churchover
- Coton and Boughton
- Dunsmore
- Eastlands
- Hillmorton
- Leam Valley
- New Bilton
- Newbold and Brownsover
- Paddox
- Revel and Binley Woods
- Rokeby and Overslade
- Wolston and the Lawfords
- Wolvey and Shilton
In the UK, a ward is a subdivision of a local authority area, used mainly for electoral and statistical purposes. Defined by the ONS, wards represent the primary unit for local elections, each returning one or more councillors to the local council. Wards are also used as a key geography for presenting population and census data.
Parishes in Rugby
Rugby is part-parished: 41 civil parishes (listed A-Z below) alongside 2 unparished areas.
- Ansty
- Binley Woods
- Birdingbury
- Bourton and Draycote
- Brandon and Bretford
- Brinklow
- Burton Hastings
- Cawston
- Church Lawford
- Churchover
- Clifton upon Dunsmore
- Combe Fields
- Copston Magna
- Cosford
- Dunchurch
- Easenhall
- Frankton
- Grandborough
- Harborough Magna
- King's Newnham
- Leamington Hastings
- Little Lawford
- Long Lawford
- Marton
- Monks Kirby
- Newton and Biggin
- Pailton
- Princethorpe
- Ryton-on-Dunsmore
- Shilton and Barnacle
- Stretton Baskerville
- Stretton under Fosse
- Stretton-on-Dunsmore
- Thurlaston
- Wibtoft
- Willey
- Willoughby
- Withybrook
- Wolfhampcote
- Wolston
- Wolvey
A civil parish is the lowest tier of local government in England, used for villages, small towns, and suburbs. They have their own local authority, either a parish council or a parish meeting, which provides local services like managing parks, allotments, and streetlights, and represents the community's views to larger councils.
Built-up Areas in Rugby
Rugby covers 26 built-up areas, listed below in alphabetical order.
- Barnacle
- Binley Woods
- Birdingbury
- Bramcote *
- Brinklow
- Cawston (Rugby)
- Clifton upon Dunsmore
- Coventry *
- Dunchurch
- Frankton
- Hinckley *
- Long Lawford
- Lutterworth *
- Marton (Rugby) *
- Monks Kirby
- Pailton
- Princethorpe
- Rugby *
- Ryton-on-Dunsmore
- Shilton
- Stretton under Fosse
- Stretton-on-Dunsmore
- Thurlaston (Rugby)
- Willoughby (Rugby)
- Wolston
- Wolvey
In the UK, a Built-up Area (BUA) is a continuous urban area of at least 20 hectares (0.2 km²), defined by the ONS as land where buildings are generally no more than 200 metres apart, such as towns, cities, or large villages. (Note: A BUA name marked with an asterisk (*) indicates that the area is situated partly in the district of Rugby.)
Rugby compared with other districts in the UK
This section shows how Rugby compares with other local authority districts in the UK, using a variety of measures and rankings.
Rugby has 16 electoral wards.
Rugby has a population of 122,378 (2024 mid-year estimate by ONS)
More local statistics and data for Rugby can be found on the ONS statistics for Rugby.