Pont-rhyd-y-groes (also known as Pontrhydygroes, en, the bridge of the ford of the cross) is a village near
Cwm Ystwyth and
Pont ar Fynach (Devil's Bridge), in
Ceredigion,
Wales. The village takes its name from the bridge ( cy, pont) and (earlier) ford ( cy, 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
Mined may refer to:
* Mined (text editor), a terminal-based text editor
* Mining, the extraction of valuable geological materials from the Earth
See also
* Mind (disambiguation)
* Mine (disambiguation)
Mine, mines, miners or mining may refer ...
lead and
zinc from ca. 1760 until ca. 1903, are situated approximately miles ( km) north of the village.
Fron Goch Mine
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Notable people
*Beth Robert
Beth Robert is a Welsh television actress from Pont-rhyd-y-groes, Wales, who has worked in television since 1986. Her appearances in TV series, in Welsh and English, include ''Hinterland'', ''The Indian Doctor'' and ''Pobol y Cwm''.
Early and pe ...
, Welsh TV actress since 1986.
References
External links
Jenkinson's Practical Guide to North Waleswww.geograph.co.uk : Photos of Pont rhyd y groes and surrounding areaDescription of the Fron Goch Mine on www.aditnow.co.ukDescription of the Fron Goch Mine on coflein.gov.uk
Villages in Ceredigion
Placenames in the United Kingdom consisting of four words
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