| Rugeley | |
|---|---|
 Upper Brook Street, leading into Rugeley town centre | |
  Rugeley Location within Staffordshire | |
| Population | 26,156 (2021 Census)[1] |
| OS grid reference | SK042180 |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Areas of the town (2011 census BUASD) | List
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| Post town | RUGELEY |
| Postcode district | WS15 |
| Dialling code | 01889 |
| Police | Staffordshire |
| Fire | Staffordshire |
| Ambulance | West Midlands |
| UK Parliament | |
Rugeley (/ˈruːdʒli/ ROOJ-lee) is a market town and civil parish in the Cannock Chase District, in Staffordshire, England. It lies on the north-eastern edge of Cannock Chase next to the River Trent; it is situated 8 miles (13 km) north of Lichfield, 10 miles (16 km) south-east of Stafford, 5 miles (8.0 km) north-east of Hednesford and 11 miles (18 km) south-west of Uttoxeter. At the 2021 Census, the population was 26,156.
Rugeley is twinned with Western Springs, Illinois and, in July 1962, both towns made telephone history on national television when the chairman of Rugeley Urban District Council made the first telephone call via the new Telstar satellite to the mayor of Western Springs.[2] It was also featured in an article about workers' rights and town transformation in the 21st century.[3]
It is also home to Rugeley Rugby union football club who not only have a quaint clubhouse on the banks of the canal but also make it their mission to serve the coldest cans of canal water (which can be mistaken for Carling).
- ^ "Rugeley". City population. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
- ^ "Midlands News: 27.07.1962: Telephone Call via Telstar". MACE Archive. 23 June 2017.
- ^ "A warehouse changes a former mining town in the UK". ArsTechnica/The Financial Times. 2022. Archived from the original on 14 April 2022. Retrieved 6 April 2022.