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'''Pont-rhyd-y-groes''' ([[Welsh language|Welsh]], also '''Pontrhydygroes''') is a [[village]] in [[Ceredigion]], [[Wales]] located near [[Cwm Ystwyth]] and [[Devil's_Bridge,_Ceredigion|Pont ar Fynach]]. The village takes its name from the bridge (Welsh) ''pont'' over the [[River Ystwyth]].
'''Pont-rhyd-y-groes''' (also known as '''Pontrhydygroes''', {{gloss|the bridge of the ford of the cross}}) is a village near [[Cwmystwyth]] and [[Devil's Bridge, Ceredigion|Devil's Bridge]] ({{langx|cy|Pont ar Fynach}}), in [[Ceredigion]], [[Wales]]. The village takes its name from the bridge ({{lang|cy|pont}}) and (earlier) ford ({{lang|cy|rhyd}}) over the [[River Ystwyth]].


The area used to be dominated by the [[Central Wales Orefield|mining industry]], in particular by the Lisburnes. The miners' bridge across the Ystwyth gorge and the waterfall have been rebuilt.
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The remnants of Fron Goch Lead & Zinc Mine are situated about 2 miles from Pont-rhyd-y-groes. <ref>[http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~lizcolin/w_frongo.htm Fron Goch Mine]</ref>

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The remnants of the Fron Goch mines, which [[mining|mined]] [[lead]] and [[zinc]] from ca. 1760 until ca. 1903, are situated approximately {{fraction|1|3|4}} miles ({{fraction|2|3|4}} km) north of the village.<ref>[http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~lizcolin/w_frongo.htm Fron Goch Mine]</ref>

== Notable people ==
*[[Beth Robert]], Welsh TV actress since 1986.


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
{{Commons category-inline|Pont-rhyd-y-groes}}
* {{oscoor gbx|SN741728}}
*[http://books.google.com/books?id=R7YHAAAAQAAJ Jenkinson's Practical Guide to North Wales]
*[https://books.google.com/books?id=R7YHAAAAQAAJ Jenkinson's Practical Guide to North Wales]
*[http://www.geograph.org.uk/search.php?i=3683909 www.geograph.co.uk : Photos of Pont rhyd y groes and surrounding area]
*[https://www.geograph.org.uk/search.php?i=3683909 www.geograph.co.uk : Photos of Pont rhyd y groes and surrounding area]
*[http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~lizcolin/w_frongo.htm Description of the Fron Goch Mine from a book by David Bick]
*[https://www.aditnow.co.uk/Mines/Frongoch-Mixed-Mine_3729/ Description of the Fron Goch Mine on www.aditnow.co.uk]
*[https://coflein.gov.uk/en/site/302/details/frongoch-lead-mine Description of the Fron Goch Mine on coflein.gov.uk]


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Latest revision as of 14:01, 8 November 2024

"Frongoch mine, Ceredigion" redirects here. For other uses, see Frongoch mine (disambiguation).

Pont-rhyd-y-groes
Pont-rhyd-y-groes, the bridge over the Ystwyth.
Pont-rhyd-y-groes is located in Ceredigion
Pont-rhyd-y-groes
Pont-rhyd-y-groes
Location within Ceredigion
OS grid referenceSN740727
• Cardiff90 mi (140 km)SE
Principal area
Preserved county
CountryWales
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townYSTRAD MEURIG
Postcode districtSY25
Dialling code01974
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52°20′17″N 3°50′57″W / 52.338163°N 3.849038°W / 52.338163; -3.849038

Pont-rhyd-y-groes (also known as Pontrhydygroes, 'the bridge of the ford of the cross') is a village near Cwmystwyth and Devil's Bridge (Welsh: Pont ar Fynach), in Ceredigion, Wales. The village takes its name from the bridge (pont) and (earlier) ford (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 the Fron Goch mines, which mined lead and zinc from ca. 1760 until ca. 1903, are situated approximately 1+3⁄4 miles (2+3⁄4 km) north of the village.[1]

Notable people

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References

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  1. ^ Fron Goch Mine
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