South Wales
Carmarthenshire
Llanelli Rural

Pontyates

Pontyates is a village straddling two communities situated in the Valley halfway between and in , West Wales. The population in 2011 was 1,449.
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  • Type: Village with 1,450 residents
  • Description: village in Carmarthenshire, Wales, UK
  • Also known as: “Pont Yates” and “Pont-iets”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Ffos Las racecourse and Smarts Quarry.

The & Conference Centre is a Welsh horse racing, equestrian sports and conferencing venue situated in Ffos Las, . The was built at the site of an open cast coal mine after mining operations ceased. is situated 1½ miles southwest of Pontyates.

Nature reserve
is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in , Wales, designated in 1987 for its geological features. is situated 2 miles west of Pontyates.

Pub
Photo: Peter Aylmer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a pub, which is situated 2½ miles southeast of Pontyates.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pont Henri and Carway.

Village
Photo: Mick Lobb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a small rural village in Wales, has a population over 600 inhabitants, located in the centre of the , halfway between the towns of and .

Village
Photo: John Lord, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village situated to the north-west of the town of in the county of , Wales, in the . It is part of the community of , and had a population of 1,403 in 2021.

Village
Photo: Pan Dodd-Noble, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village on the B4309 road in , , 5 miles from and 10 miles from . The name comes from the fact that there are leading off Y Sgwar; the central part of the village on the main road. is situated 2½ miles southeast of Pontyates.

Pontyates

Latitude
51.75439° or 51° 45′ 16″ north
Longitude
-4.21866° or 4° 13′ 7″ west
Population
1,450
Elevation
49 feet (15 metres)
Open location code
9C3QQQ3J+QG
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1673482184
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2640111
Wiki­data ID
Q7228391
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Breton to Welsh—“Pontyates” goes by many names.
  • Breton: “Pont-iets”
  • Dutch: “Pontyates”
  • French: “Pontyates”
  • Irish: “Pont-iets”
  • Spanish: “Pontyates”
  • Swedish: “Pontyates”
  • Welsh: “Pont Iets”
  • Welsh: “Pont-iets”
  • Welsh: “Pontiets”
  • Welsh: “Pontyates”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Meinciau and Four Roads.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Pontyates Fire Station and Pontyates RFC.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Pontyates”. Photo: Gareth Evans, CC BY-SA 2.0.