Rugby, Tennessee

Rugby is a settlement in Morgan County, Tennessee which has a population of around 85. It is situated at 36° 21' north 84° 42' west.Rugby is about 15km ESE of Jamestown and 30km SW of Oneida. It is about 90km NW of Knoxville. It lies at the junction of three counties and part of it is in Scott County, Tennessee.The settlement was founded in 1880 by British author Thomas Hughes, who was most famous for writing the novel Tom Brown's School Days. It was named for Rugby, Warwickshire, England where Hughes had attended Rugby School, the institution which furnishes the setting for the book.
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