Church of St Rhwydrys

Entry to the church is via the round-headed SW doorway which leads into vestibule formed by a screen directly below the gallery at the W end of the nave. Directly opposite the entrance is a large plain cylindrical C12 font. This stands on a shallow shelf which runs W along the N wall, and along the W wall; wooden steps lead up the gallery in the SW corner. The W gallery is supported on a wide chamfered beam and exposed joists. Entry to the church is through a doorway to the N end of a beaded, boarded partition; the door itself has 2 pointed-arched panels. Nave of 2 roof bays, the chancel 3 roof bays; divided by C13 pointed-arch with square responds and plain imposts. The roof timbers are exposed, the nave and chancel have braced and collared C13 crucks, that to the E end with N blade exposed when the N chapel was constructed. The easternmost bay over the chancel has a panelled roof with diagonally set tongue and groove panelling between chamfered dividers; intersections with Tudor flower bosses. Above the E cruck collar there is splayed panelling above a Tudor flower, this encloses the chancel roof at its W end. The N chapel is of a single roof bay, with C19 collared truss and purlins with beaded angles. The fittings are of pitch pine, the lower parts of the nave and N chapel walls are panelled, and the rear pew of the chapel is formed by simple bench; other pews have shaped ends and slatted, angled backs with hymn book rests along the backs. At the W end of the nave the gallery front has a moulded rail on shaped balusters, below which is a shaped frieze and an inscription and date which reads: M. I. H. RECDOR T P H S 1776. The sanctuary rail is moulded on plain balusters; trefoil headed pierced panels with circles within the angles between form an open 'arcade'. The reading desk is similarly detailed. Set in the base of the S wall of the sanctuary is a gravestone to cousins Richard (son of Thomas of Orsedd) and Owen (son of Rice at Plas Cemlyn) Price; both died in 1783. There is also a single slate memorial slab along the S wall of the nave, to Shadrach Williams of Fronddu, Cemlyn d. 1808, and his wife Catherine d. 1819.

Simple rural church, largely early Medieval but with Perpendicular detail; short nave with W bellcote, and long chancel stepped down, with N chapel. Built of local rubble masonry with freestone dressings; modern slate roof with wide stone coping, W gable bellcote. Nave of 2 bays with entry to the church through narrow round-headed C12 doorway with rough voussoir arch over advanced springing course to SW. There is a small camber-headed leaded light to the gallery set under the eaves and offset to E of doorway; E bay has a pointed-arched window of 2 lights and plain panel tracery. A similarly detailed window is in the SW bay of the chancel, the SE bay with a leaded light as for the gallery window. The E window is also a pointed-arched window of 2 lights, with cusped panel tracery. The N chapel has narrow leaded lights in N and E walls. The bell in the W bellcote is said (by RCAHM) to be inscribed with the initials, names and dates: W L R W 1721 LLANRYDWRYS / R WIGGAN A LUKE FECIT / ASHTON WRXAM.