Rudge, Somerset

Rudge

Full Moon Inn at the central crossroads
Rudge
Rudge shown within Somerset
Population 100 
OS grid reference ST828517
District
Shire county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town FROME
Postcode district BA11
Dialling code 01373
Police Avon and Somerset
Fire Devon and Somerset
Ambulance South Western
EU Parliament South West England
UK Parliament

Rudge is a hamlet in the civil parish of Beckington in the Mendip district of Somerset, England. Its nearest town is Frome.

Location

The hamlet is located 2.5 miles west of Westbury, Wiltshire, and 1.5 miles east of A36 road going from Bath to Warminster.

The neighbouring villages are Rode, Southwick, Dilton Marsh and Beckington.

Amenities

The Full Moon pub has developed from a small pub, now having letting rooms and a restaurant.[1]

Since 1946, a public telephone and kiosk were placed outside the pub. It is now an Information Point [RIP] and mini book exchange.

History

The Old Manor House, sometimes known as Rudgehill Farm, was built in the early 17th century and refronted in 1692.[2]

The Baptist Chapel at Rudge was founded at the beginning of the 19th century.

The Methodist Chapel in the centre of Rudge, which was built in 1839,[3] It is now a private house.

The electricity supply to Rudge was completed by 1950, and the piped water supply was laid on in 1954.

Notable people

References

  1. ↑ "The Full Moon". The Full Moon. Retrieved 3 April 2011.
  2. ↑ "Old Manor (marked on OS Maps as Rudgehill Farm)". Images of England. English Heritage. Retrieved 3 April 2011.
  3. ↑ "Wesleyan Methodist Chapel". Images of England. English Heritage. Retrieved 1 April 2011.
  4. ↑ 'Daniel, Samuel', in Encyclopædia Britannica, 1911

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