Rudge
Rudge is located in Shropshire
Rudge
Rudge
Location within Shropshire
Area6.247 km2 (2.412 sq mi)
Population98 (2001 census)
• Density16/km2 (41/sq mi)
Civil parish
  • Rudge
Unitary authority
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Websitehttps://www.worfieldparish.co.uk/

Rudge is a settlement and civil parish about 6 miles east of Bridgnorth, in the Shropshire district, in the ceremonial county of Shropshire, England. In 2001 the parish had a population of 98.[1] The parish touches those of Claverley and Worfield within Shropshire and Pattingham and Patshull and Trysull and Seisdon in Staffordshire.[2] Rudge shares a parish council with Worfield.[3]

Landmarks

There are 4 listed buildings in Rudge.[4]

History

The name "Rudge" means 'ridge'.[5]

Rudge was recorded in the Domesday Book as Rigge.[6] Rudge was formerly a township in the parish of Pattingham[7] until in 1866 Rudge became a civil parish in its own right. On 1 April 1967 17 acres was transferred to Claverley parish.[8]

References

  1. ↑ Neighbourhood Statistics
  2. ↑ "Rudge". Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  3. ↑ "Worfield and Rudge Parish Council". Shropshire Council. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  4. ↑ "Listed buildings in Rudge, Shropshire". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  5. ↑ "Rudge Key to English Place-names". The University of Nottingham. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  6. ↑ "Shropshire M-S". The Domesday Book Online. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  7. ↑ "History of Rudge, in Bridgnorth and Shropshire". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  8. ↑ "Relationships and changes Rudge Tn/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  • "Rudge". City Population De. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
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