Rugeley

Rugeley is a market town in the county of Staffordshire, England. It lies on the northern edge of Cannock Chase, and is situated roughly midway between the towns of Stafford, Cannock, Lichfield, and Uttoxeter. The River Trent, the Trent and Mersey Canal, and the West Coast Main Line railway pass through the town. The village of Brereton is immediately adjacent to the south-east.

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Market town - Staffordshire - England - Cannock Chase - Stafford - Cannock - Lichfield - Uttoxeter - River Trent - Trent and Mersey Canal - West Coast Main Line - Brereton

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The town, historically known as Rudgeley, is listed in the Domesday Book. In the mediaeval period, it thrived on iron workings and was also a site of glass manufacturing. The town was a centre of coal mining until 1991, when the Lea Hall colliery was demolished. The Rugeley B coal-fired power station dominates the skyline, and originally took its fuel directly from the neighbouring mine by conveyor belt, the first such arrangement in Britain.

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Domesday Book - Mediaeval - Iron - Glass - Coal mining - 1991

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Rugeley is twinned with the town of Western Springs, Illinois.

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