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This is about the history of the town of Rugby, Warwickshire, England. ==Early history== In the Iron Age the Rugby area was settled. Rugby's site on a plateau at about 400 feet above sea level, overlooking the River Avon made it an important strategic post overlooking the Avon, which was a natural barrier between the Dobunni and the Corieltauvi tribes. Iron Age remains, probably lookout posts or forts, have been located on either side of the Avon. In Roman times, two major Roman roads were built very close to the site of modern-day Rugby: the Fosse Way and Watling Street. Twelve miles north of Rugby is High Cross (Roman name Venonae), where the two roads cross. Just outside modern day Rugby, remains have been found of a Roman town called Tripontium, on the original Watling Street which is now known as the A5. Historians believe that the settlement was a kind of ancient service station, providing stabling and accommodation to passing Roman armies and travellers. Rugby got its name in Saxon times. It was first mentioned in the Domesday Book in 1086 as a small farming settlement then called ''Rocheberie''. One theory is that the name came from the Anglo-Saxon ''Hrōceburh'' = "Rook fort", where Rook may be the birds or may be a man's name. There is another theory that it is derived from an old Celtic name ''Droche-brig'' meaning "wild hilltop". Viking influence in the area changed the ending to the Old Norse ''-bý''; in 1200 it was spelt ''Rokebi''. The name later evolved into "Rokeby", and by the 18th century had become "Rugby". In the 12th century Rugby was mentioned as having a castle. However the 'castle' was probably little more than a defended manor house. In any event the 'castle' was short lived. It was probably constructed during the reign of King Stephen (1135–1154), and demolished in around 1157 on the orders of King Henry II. According to local legend, the stones from the castle were used to construct the west tower of St Andrew's church, which bears strong resemblance to a castle. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「History of Rugby, Warwickshire」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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