RUGBY, (Warwickshire) on the S. side of the Avon, 67 cm. 76 mm. from London, had formerly a little castle, supposed to
have been built in the R. of K. Stephen; and the inh. have a tradition, that it was Sir Henry Rokeby's castle, who gave
some lands here to the abbey of Pipwell; and in the R. of Hen. III. obtained its Mt. on S. and a Fair on St. Laurence's-
eve, and two days after. The manor was purchased by the late William Boughton of this place, who died without issue. The
T. is chiefly noted for its number of butchers. Here is a grammar-sc. with 4 almshouses, founded in the R. of Eliz. by
Lau. Sheriff, a haberdasher of London. There is another school and an almsh. for teaching and cloathing 30 poor children,
and maintaining 6 poor widows for ever, being under 60 years of age, built and endowed by Mr. Rich. Elberow of Rugby in
1707.