Ponthir
Sign in to savePonthir () is a village and community in the south-east of the county borough of Torfaen on the boundary of the counties of Monmouthshire and Newport. It is approximately six miles from Newport city centre and 3½ miles from Cwmbran, lying between the settlements of Caerleon and Llanfrechfa.
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Place details
- Locality
- Newport
- Region
- Cymru / Wales
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- 0
- Timezone
- Europe/London
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Key facts
- UK place.area_total_km2
- 3.43
- UK place.population
- 1,482
- UK place.country
- Wales
- UK place.welsh_name
- Pont-hir
- UK place.constituency_welsh_assembly
- Monmouth
- UK place.official_name
- Ponthir
- UK place.community_wales
- Ponthir
- UK place.unitary_wales
- Torfaen
- UK place.lieutenancy_wales
- Gwent
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Torfaen
- UK place.post_town
- NEWPORT
- UK place.postcode_district
- NP18
- UK place.postcode_area
- NP
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- community
- Official name
- Pont-hir
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Located in
- Torfaen
- Population
- +1455
- Area
- +343.37
- Image
- Entering Ponthir from Llanfrechfa - geograph.org.uk - 1768474.jpg
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Article
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- Etymology
- History and amenities
- Notable people
- References
Ponthir () is a village and community in the south-east of the county borough of Torfaen on the boundary of the counties of Monmouthshire and Newport. It is approximately six miles from Newport city centre and 3½ miles from Cwmbran, lying between the settlements of Caerleon and Llanfrechfa.
== Etymology == The Welsh language placename indicates the correct pronunciation; i.e. saying the 't' and 'h' separately. The name first appeared in print as Pontheere in 1605 and again as Pont hir in 1677. The name means 'long (hir) bridge (pont)' and refers to a previous bridge over the Afon Lwyd, the present one having been built in 1800.