| Pont-rhyd-y-groes | |
| Welsh: Pont-rhyd-y-groes | |
Pont-Rhyd-y-groes, the bridge over the Ystwyth. |
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Pont-rhyd-y-groes
Pont-rhyd-y-groes shown within Ceredigion |
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| OS grid reference | SN740727 |
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| - Cardiff | 90 mi (140 km) SE |
| Principal area | Ceredigion |
| Ceremonial county | Dyfed |
| Country | Wales |
| Sovereign state | United 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 Parliament | Ceredigion |
| Welsh Assembly | Ceredigion |
| List of places: UK • Wales • Ceredigion | |
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 was formerly dominated by the mining industry, in particular by the Lisburnes. Recently various funding has caused the rebuilding of the miners bridge across the Ystwyth gorge, and also the waterfall
The remnants of Fron Goch Lead & Zinc Mine are situated about 2 miles from Pont-rhyd-y-groes. [1]
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