Bedrule (Scottish Gaelic: Ruail Bheathaig) is a hamlet and civil parish in the historic county of Roxburghshire in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland. The hamlet lies on the east side of the Rule Water, which gave the village its name, about 4 miles west of Jedburgh. It lies south of the A698 between Hawick and Jedburgh. Other local place-names based on the river include Hallrule, Abbotrule, 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.