Pont-rhyd-y-groes

Pont-rhyd-y-groes
Welsh: Pont-rhyd-y-groes

Pont-Rhyd-y-groes, the bridge over the Ystwyth.
Pont-rhyd-y-groes
 Pont-rhyd-y-groes shown within Ceredigion
OS grid referenceSN740727
    Cardiff 90 mi (140 km) SE 
Principal areaCeredigion
Ceremonial countyDyfed
CountryWales
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town YSTRAD MEURIG
Postcode district SY25
Dialling code 01974
Police Dyfed-Powys
Fire Mid and West Wales
Ambulance Welsh
EU Parliament Wales
UK ParliamentCeredigion
Welsh AssemblyCeredigion
List of places
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Wales
Ceredigion

Coordinates: 52°20′17″N 3°50′57″W / 52.338163°N 3.849038°W / 52.338163; -3.849038

Pont-rhyd-y-groes (English: the bridge of the ford of the cross, also Pontrhydygroes) is a village in Ceredigion, Wales located near Cwm Ystwyth and Pont ar Fynach. The village takes its name from the bridge (Welsh: pont) and (earlier) ford (Welsh: rhyd) over the River Ystwyth.

The area used to be dominated by the mining industry, in particular by the Lisburnes. The miners' bridge across the Ystwyth gorge and the waterfall have been rebuilt.

The remnants of Fron Ceilliau Lead & Zinc Mine are situated about two miles from Pont-rhyd-y-groes.[1]

References

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