Rudry
Parish in Caerphilly, Wales
| Coordinates: | 51.569, -3.137 |
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| OS grid ref: | ST 21 86 |
Rudry is a small, essentially rural parish in Caerphilly, south Wales, set in rolling countryside a short distance north‑east of Cardiff. The parish consists of scattered hamlets, farmland and winding lanes, with good walking country and broad views towards the nearby valleys; its quiet character makes it feel distinctly separate from the busier urban centres of the region.
Historically the settlement grew around its parish church and retains a number of older buildings and field patterns, while the wider area bears traces of the 19th‑century industrial changes that reshaped south Wales - small quarries and former mining links survive in landscape and memory. Today Rudry is largely residential and agricultural, home to a close‑knit local community with village amenities and many residents who commute to nearby towns and cities, offering a peaceful contrast to life in central Caerphilly and Cardiff.
Postcode districts covering Rudry
Most populated places nearby
- Bristol 24.2 miles38.9 km
- Cardiff 5 miles8 km
- Newport 7.5 miles12 km
- Weston-super-Mare 17.5 miles28.1 km
- Tonypandy 14.1 miles22.7 km
- Barry 12.3 miles19.7 km
- Bridgend 18.9 miles30.5 km
- Cwmbran Central 7.1 miles11.4 km
- Cwmbrân 7.1 miles11.5 km
- Merthyr Tydfil 16.2 miles26 km
- Coity Higher 18.3 miles29.5 km
- Pontypool 9.7 miles15.7 km
Neighbouring places
- Machen and Rudry Ward 0.6 miles1 km
- Machen Built-up area 1.9 miles3 km
- Pontprennau Parish 2 miles3.2 km
- Trethomas Built-up area 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Pontprennau and Old St. Mellons Ward 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Michaelstone-y-Fedw Parish 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Bedwas, Trethomas and Machen Parish 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Graig Ward 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Lisvane Parish 2.7 miles4.4 km
- Lisvane and Thornhill Ward 2.8 miles4.4 km
- Van Parish 2.8 miles4.4 km
- Old St. Mellons Parish 2.8 miles4.6 km
Example postcodes in Rudry
NP10 8GH, NP10 8GG, CF83 3DP, CF83 3DS, CF83 3DR, CF83 8NL, CF83 8PN, NP10 8GB, CF3 6LP … See all
Transport links
- Cardiff Airport 14.9 miles24 km
- Bristol Airport 22.1 miles35.6 km
- Lisvane and Thornhill Railway Station 2.7 miles4.4 km
- Risca and Pontymister Railway Station 3.1 miles5 km
Hotels near Rudry Ad
- Tyr Winch 3.2 miles5.2 km
- Manor Parc Hotel 3 3.5 miles5.6 km
- New House Country Hotel 4 3.4 miles5.5 km
- Parador44 6.5 miles10.4 km
- Gwaelod Y Garth Inn 4 6.2 miles10 km
- Holiday Inn Express Newport 3 4.4 miles7 km
- Hotel Indigo Cardiff 4 6.3 miles10.1 km
- The Parkgate Hotel 4 6.5 miles10.5 km
- Lincoln House Hotel 3 6.2 miles10 km
- Mercure Newport Hotel 4 6.2 miles10 km
Local points of interest
- Craig Llysfaen Mountains 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Tredegar Park Estate 5.2 miles8.3 km
- Vita Student Cardiff College 5.9 miles9.5 km
- Cardiff University Queens Buildings University 6.1 miles9.8 km
- St. David's Shopping centre 6.4 miles10.2 km
- Millennium Stadium Stadium 6.6 miles10.5 km
- Cardiff Millenium Stadium Stadium 6.6 miles10.6 km
- Cardiff University University 7 miles11.3 km
- Cardiff City Stadium 7.1 miles11.4 km
- Cwmbran Town Stadium 7.1 miles11.5 km
- Cardiff International Sports Stadium Stadium 7.2 miles11.7 km
- Newport Stadium Stadium 7.4 miles11.9 km