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The Swift Valley Nature Reserve is a nature reserve at the Brownsover area of Rugby, Warwickshire on the northern outskirts of the town. It covers an area of 24 hectares (59 acres) and is named after the River Swift (a tributary of the River Avon ) which it is adjacent to.
Three of the viaduct's 11 arches, crossing over the A426 Leicester road. The Midland Counties Railway viaduct (sometimes referred to as the Avon Viaduct and known locally as the Eleven Arches Viaduct) is a disused railway viaduct at Rugby, Warwickshire, which crosses over both the A426 Rugby to Leicester road, and the River Avon to the north of Rugby town centre.
Newbold Quarry Park is a nature reserve in Newbold-on-Avon, around 1½ miles north-west of Rugby town centre, Warwickshire, England. It consists of a former water-filled quarry surrounded by woodlands and covers an area of 10.50 hectares (25.9 acres). It is managed by the Warwickshire Wildlife Trust on behalf of Rugby Borough Council. [1] [2]
Rugby is situated near to several major trunk routes including the M1, M6 and M45 motorways, and the A5, A14 and A45 roads. Other main roads in the town include the A426 road, the A428 road and the Rugby Western Relief Road, which links the A45 with the Leicester Road, that connects with junction 1 of the M6.
Warwickshire 52°23′16″N 1°16′39″W / 52.3879°N 1.2774°W / 52.3879; - Newbold-on-Avon (usually shortened to just Newbold ) is a suburb 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.
Just after 7.30 am on Tuesday 22 June 2010 a fire broke out in the first floor and roofspace of Mansion House at Coton House and burnt it out. The smoke could be seen for miles away. More than 50 firemen were despatched from 12 fire crews across Warwickshire and Northamptonshire to fight the fire. By mid-afternoon that same day, it was brought ...
The source of the River Anker is near the highest point in the parish, 130 metres. Originally on the main route between Leicester and Coventry, is now served by the B4065 and B4109 roads . The hamlet of Bramcote forms a western part of the parish, This was the site of a Second World War airfield, RAF Bramcote, subsequently used by the Royal ...
The main entrance. The Benn Hall is a conference, seminar, exhibition, concert and party venue located in Rugby, Warwickshire, England.The hall, along with the town hall which is located next to it, was opened on 5 July 1961 by Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother.