Rugby (England)

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Information for Authority record

Name (Hebrew)
רגבי (אנגליה)
Name (Latin)
Rugby (England)
Other forms of name
nne Rugby (Warwickshire)
Coordinates
-1.26 -1.26 52.37 52.37 (gooearth )
W0011500 W0011500 N0522200 N0522200 (geonames )
Associated country
Great Britain
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

VIAF: 149531261
Wikidata: Q623765
Library of congress: n 85149184
Sources of Information
  • Collins Britain atlas and gazetteer, 1999(Rugby, Warks.; town, 11m/17km E of Coventry; best known for railway engineering works; boys' public school, founded 1567)
  • GeoNames, algorithmically matched, 2009(ppl; 52°22ʹ00ʺN 001°15ʹ00ʺW)
  • IPLE lighting journal, June 1983:p.75 (Rugby, Warwickshire)
  • Muni. yr. bk., 1979:p.1056 (Rugby, in Rugby borough (district), Warwickshire)
  • PERI scope, 2012:back p. (Rugby, Warwickshire)
  • Wikipedia, viewed 11 April 2018(Rugby, Warwickshire; market town, close to River Avon; it lies on the eastern edge of Warwickshire, near the borders with Leicestershire and Northamptonshire; it is credited with being the birthplace of the game of Rugby; it became a major industrial centre in the 19th century and the town centre is mostly Victorian and early 20th century)
  • IPLE lighting journal, June 1983:p. 75 (Rugby, Warwickshire)
  • Muni. yr. bk., 1979:p. 1056 (Rugby, in Rugby borough (district), Warwickshire)
  • BL hdg.(Rugby (England))
  • Bartholomew gaz. Brit., 1986(Rugby, tn., in Rugby admin. dist., Warwicks.)