Rugeley

It lies on the north-eastern edge of Cannock Chase next to the River Trent; it is situated 7.9 miles north of Lichfield, 9.8 miles south-east of the county town of Stafford, 7.4 miles north-east of Hednesford and 11.3 miles south-west of Uttoxeter. At the 2011 census the population was 24,033. Rugeley is twinned with Western Springs, Illinois and, in July 1962, the 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. It was also featured in an article about workers' rights and town transformation in the 21st century.

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