Rudge is a

hamlet ''The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark'', often shortened to ''Hamlet'' (), is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare sometime between 1599 and 1601. It is Shakespeare's longest play, with 29,551 words. Set in Denmark, the play depi ...

in the civil parish of

Beckington Beckington is a village and civil parish in the Mendip district of Somerset, England, across the River Frome from Lullington about three miles north of Frome. According to the 2011 census the parish, which includes the hamlet of Rudge, whic ...

in the Mendip district of

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, England. Its nearest town is

Frome Frome ( ) is a town and civil parish in eastern Somerset, England. The town is built on uneven high ground at the eastern end of the Mendip Hills, and centres on the River Frome. The town, about south of Bath, is the largest in the Mendip ...

Location

The hamlet is located 2.5 miles (4 km) west of Westbury, Wiltshire, and 1.5 miles (2.4 km) east of

A36 road The A36 is a trunk road and primary route in southwest England that links the port city of Southampton to the city of Bath. At Bath, the A36 connects with the A4 to Bristol, thus providing a road link between the major ports of Southampton a ...

going from Bath to

Warminster Warminster () is an ancient market town with a nearby garrison, and civil parish in south west Wiltshire, England, on the western edge of Salisbury Plain. The parish had a population of about 17,000 in 2011. The 11th-century Minster Church of S ...

. The neighbouring villages are Rode, Southwick,

Dilton Marsh Dilton Marsh is a village and civil parish in the far west of the county of Wiltshire, in the southwest of England. The village is about southwest of the centre of the town of Westbury; Dilton Marsh remains a distinct settlement with its own c ...

and

Amenities

The Full Moon pub has developed from a small pub, now having letting rooms and a restaurant. Since 1946, a public telephone and kiosk were placed outside the pub. It is now an Information Point IPand mini book exchange.

History

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

The English poet

Samuel Daniel Samuel Daniel (1562–1619) was an English poet, playwright and historian in the late-Elizabethan and early- Jacobean eras. He was an innovator in a wide range of literary genres. His best-known works are the sonnet cycle ''Delia'', the epi ...

settled at Rudge and died here in 1619; he is buried in the nearby

St George's Church, Beckington The Church of St George is a Church of England parish church in Beckington, Somerset, England. It is a Norman church, dating from the 14th century. It has been designated as a Grade I listed building. History Although the first recorded rect ...

.'Daniel, Samuel', in

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, 1911

References

External links

Beckington village history
{{Mendip Villages in Mendip District