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Rudry


Rudry (Welsh: Rhydri) is a small village and community located to the east of Caerphilly in Wales. As a community Rudry contains not only the village of Rudry, but also the villages of Draethen, Garth and Waterloo. The population of the community at the 2011 census was 1,053.

The village is a rural location, surrounded by woods with walks along the Rhymney Valley Ridgeway Walk. Its main attraction being the Maenllwyd Inn. It is thought that Oliver Cromwell took shelter in the village church of St James.

The community was once served by Waterloo Halt railway station which closed in the 1950s.

Rudry Close

St James's Church, Rudry

Coordinates: 51°34′N 3°10′W / 51.567°N 3.167°W / 51.567; -3.167



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