Wales
Torfaen County Borough
Ponthir

Ponthir

Ponthir is a village and community at the south-west of the county borough of on the boundary of the counties of and . It is approximately six miles from and 3½ miles from , lying between the settlements of and Llanfrechfa.
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  • Type: Village with 1,380 residents
  • Description: village and community in Torfaen County Borough in south east Wales
  • Also known as: “Panthir”
  • Address: Ponthir, Newport

Places of Interest

Highlights include Ponthir House Inn and St Cadoc’s Hospital.

Pub
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is a pub.

Hospital
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Saint Cadoc's Hospital is a mental health facility located in on the northern outskirts of the city of , . It is managed by the Aneurin Bevan University Health Board.

School
Caerleon is a town and community in , Wales. Situated on the , it lies 5 miles northeast of , and 5.5 miles southeast of .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Llantarnam and Llanhennock.

Suburb
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is a village of , and is a community and electoral ward in the county borough of in south east . The ward covers the same area as the community, but also includes Southville. is a Cistercian abbey founded in 1179 as a daughter house of .

Village
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is a village and former community, now in the community of , in , south east , United Kingdom. The population taken at the 2011 census was 496. is situated 1½ miles east of Ponthir.

Suburb
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is a suburb of and a community in the county borough of in south east Wales. It lies within the boundaries of the historic county of and the preserved county of . is situated 1½ miles northwest of Ponthir.

Ponthir

Latitude
51.62999° or 51° 37′ 48″ north
Longitude
-2.97343° or 2° 58′ 24″ west
Population
1,380
Elevation
89 feet (27 metres)
Open location code
9C3VJ2HG+XJ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4730536553
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2640127
Wiki­data ID
Q7228203
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Welsh—“Ponthir” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Ponthir”
  • Bulgarian: “Понтхир”
  • Catalan: “Pont-hir”
  • Cebuano: “Ponthir”
  • Chinese: “Ponthir”
  • Cornish: “Pont-hir”
  • Dutch: “Ponthir”
  • French: “Ponthir”
  • German: “Ponthir”
  • Irish: “Pont-hir”
  • Italian: “Ponthir”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Ponthir”
  • Persian: “پانتیر”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Pont-hir”
  • Spanish: “Ponthir”
  • Swedish: “Ponthir”
  • Welsh: “Pont-hir”
  • Welsh: “Ponthir”

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