Bedrule
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Bedrule is a village
in the Scottish Borders
area of Scotland
, by the Rule Water
which gave the village its name. Other local place-names based on the river include Hallrule
, Abbotrule
, Ruletownhead and Spittal-on-Rule.
Larger settlements include Bonchester Bridge
and Denholm
, as well as Hawick
and Jedburgh
.
Bedrule lies on the path of the Borders Abbeys Way
, a long-distance trail
.
and Minto
churches, and it has a memorial plaque with a link to the wartime Enigma
Project:
'IN LOVING MEMORY OF FRANCIS ANTHONY BLAIR FASSON, LIEUTENANT, G.C. R.N. - KILLED IN ACTION IN AN ENEMY SUBMARINE IN THE MEDITERRANEAN 30TH OCTOBER 1942'.
First Lieutenant on HMS Petard, Anthony Fasson (a native of Lanton, Scottish Borders) died in an attempt to recover enemy code books relating to the Enigma Project.
There is another plaque in memory of Bishop William Turnbull who, in 1451, received permission from King James II
to add the University of Glasgow
to the city's cathedral.
Village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...
in the Scottish Borders
Scottish Borders
The Scottish Borders is one of 32 local government council areas of Scotland. It is bordered by Dumfries and Galloway in the west, South Lanarkshire and West Lothian in the north west, City of Edinburgh, East Lothian, Midlothian to the north; and the non-metropolitan counties of Northumberland...
area of Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
, by the Rule Water
Rule Water
The Rule Water is a river in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, and a tributary of the River Teviot.The Rule Water rises in Wauchope Forest and passes Hobkirk, Bonchester Bridge, Hallrule, Abbotrule, and Bedrule until it joins the River Teviot at Spittal-on-Rule.Other placenames include the...
which gave the village its name. Other local place-names based on the river include Hallrule
Hallrule
Hallrule is a village on the B6357, in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, on the Rule Water, near Bonchester Bridge, Hobkirk, Bedrule, Abbotrule, Ruletownhead, Denholm, and, to the south, the Wauchope Forest....
, Abbotrule
Abbotrule
Abbotrule is a village on the B6357, in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland on the Rule Water. Places nearby include Bedrule, Hallrule, Spittal-on-Rule, Ruletownhead, Bonchester Bridge, Denholm, Southdean, Hobkirk, Ferniehirst Castle and the Wauchope Forest. Abbotrule was once part of...
, Ruletownhead and Spittal-on-Rule.
Larger settlements include Bonchester Bridge
Bonchester Bridge
Bonchester Bridge is a hamlet in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, lying on the Rule Water, 6 miles away from the busy market town of Hawick...
and Denholm
Denholm
Denholm is a small village located between Jedburgh and Hawick in the Scottish Borders region of Scotland, UK. It lies in the valley of the River Teviot...
, as well as Hawick
Hawick
Hawick is a town in the Scottish Borders of south east Scotland. It is south-west of Jedburgh and south-southeast of Selkirk. It is one of the farthest towns from the sea in Scotland, in the heart of Teviotdale, and the biggest town in the former county of Roxburghshire. Hawick's architecture is...
and Jedburgh
Jedburgh
Jedburgh is a town and former royal burgh in the Scottish Borders and historically in Roxburghshire.-Location:Jedburgh lies on the Jed Water, a tributary of the River Teviot, it is only ten miles from the border with England and is dominated by the substantial ruins of Jedburgh Abbey...
.
Bedrule lies on the path of the Borders Abbeys Way
Borders Abbeys Way
The Borders Abbeys Way is a long-distance footpath in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland. It is a circular walkway and is 68 miles long....
, a long-distance trail
Long-distance trail
Long-distance trails are the longer recreational trails mainly through rural areas, used for non-motorised recreational travelling ....
.
Bedrule Kirk
Bedrule Kirk, a category B listed building, is linked with DenholmDenholm
Denholm is a small village located between Jedburgh and Hawick in the Scottish Borders region of Scotland, UK. It lies in the valley of the River Teviot...
and Minto
Minto, Scottish Borders
Minto is a village north of the River Teviot, in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, , and almost midway between the towns of Hawick and Jedburgh....
churches, and it has a memorial plaque with a link to the wartime Enigma
Enigma machine
An Enigma machine is any of a family of related electro-mechanical rotor cipher machines used for the encryption and decryption of secret messages. Enigma was invented by German engineer Arthur Scherbius at the end of World War I...
Project:
'IN LOVING MEMORY OF FRANCIS ANTHONY BLAIR FASSON, LIEUTENANT, G.C. R.N. - KILLED IN ACTION IN AN ENEMY SUBMARINE IN THE MEDITERRANEAN 30TH OCTOBER 1942'.
First Lieutenant on HMS Petard, Anthony Fasson (a native of Lanton, Scottish Borders) died in an attempt to recover enemy code books relating to the Enigma Project.
There is another plaque in memory of Bishop William Turnbull who, in 1451, received permission from King James II
James II of Scotland
James II reigned as King of Scots from 1437 to his death.He was the son of James I, King of Scots, and Joan Beaufort...
to add the University of Glasgow
University of Glasgow
The University of Glasgow is the fourth-oldest university in the English-speaking world and one of Scotland's four ancient universities. Located in Glasgow, the university was founded in 1451 and is presently one of seventeen British higher education institutions ranked amongst the top 100 of the...
to the city's cathedral.