View from the Maenllwyd Inn. Photo by Dom S

 Pubs/Bars:
 Maenllwyd Inn
       Rudry
       Caerphilly
       CF83 3EB
 029 2088 2372
 029 2086 5553

 Rudry Village Inn
       Garth Place
       Rudry
       Caerphilly
       Mid Glamorgan
       CF83 3DL
 029 20881001

 Schools/Colleges in Rhydri:
 Rhydri Primary School (Primary)
       Rhydri
       Caerphilly
       CF83 3DF
 02920 852525

Ruddry (Yr-Yw-Dre) - From 'A Topographical Dictionary of Wales' (1849)
RUDDRY (YR-YW-DRE), a parish, in the union of Cardiff, hundred of Caerphilly, county of Glamorgan, South Wales, 8 miles (N. by E.) from Cardiff; containing 328 inhabitants. This parish, which derives its name from the number of yew-trees in the vicinity of the village, is situated in a mountain valley in the eastern part of the county, and comprises 2040 acres of land, of which a considerable portion is uninclosed and uncultivated. The inhabitants are chiefly engaged in agricultural pursuits. The scenery is pleasingly varied, and enlivened by the river Romney, which forms the eastern boundary of the parish; and from the higher grounds are some richly-diversified views over the adjacent country, embracing a portion of the picturesque county of Monmouth. Lead-ore has been found in the white limestone of the parish, and a company was formed in 1840 for extracting it; but after employing some miners from North Wales, and exhausting their pecuniary resources, the adventurers abandoned the work. Large quantities of lime, however, are burnt, and coal is raised for the use of the neighbourhood. The living is consolidated with the rectory of Bedwas, in Monmouthshire: the tithes, payable to the Bishop of Llandaf, have been commuted for a rent-charge of £100, and there is a glebe of two acres, valued at £2 per annum. The church, dedicated to St. James, is not remarkable for any architectural details. A place of worship for Independents was lately built, and a day and Sunday National school is held. C. Edward Edmond, in 1743, bequeathed £2 per annum to the poor, which has not been paid for the last forty years, owing to the provisions of the Mortmain Act. Here is a mineral spring, which is said to have been highly efficacious in curing diseases of the eye, but it is of little note at present.