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More than 5000 entries on the history, culture and life of Britain (published in 1993 by Macmillan, now out of print)
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Rugby
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(61,000 in 1991) Town in Warwickshire which has been an engineering centre since the arrival of the railway in the 19C. Its wider fame is due to Rugby School, founded in 1567 and influential in the 19C through the ideas of Dr *Arnold and from its portrayal in *Tom Brown's Schooldays. It is from the school that *rugby football takes its name.
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