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Rugby
City population
78,117
#135
in United Kingdom
#126
in England
#7,379
worldwide
52.371, -1.264 · 124 km from London
About Rugby
Rugby is a city in England, United Kingdom with a population of 78,117. It is the 135th largest of the 794 cities of 15,000 or more listed in United Kingdom, and the 7,379th largest worldwide. It lies 124 km from London.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#126of 679
Coordinates
52.371, -1.264
Record updated
2 April 2026
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
Nearby Cities
All 794 in United KingdomClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.