Ponthir
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.- 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.
St Cadoc’s Hospital
Hospital
Saint Cadoc's Hospital is a mental health facility located in Caerleon on the northern outskirts of the city of Newport, Wales. It is managed by the Aneurin Bevan University Health Board.
Lodge Hill Junior School, Caerleon
School
Caerleon is a town and community in Newport, Wales. Situated on the River Usk, it lies 5 miles northeast of Newport city centre, and 5.5 miles southeast of Cwmbran.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Llantarnam and Llanhennock.
Llantarnam
Suburb
Llantarnam is a village of Cwmbran, and is a community and electoral ward in the county borough of Torfaen in south east Wales. The ward covers the same area as the community, but also includes Southville. Llantarnam Abbey is a Cistercian abbey founded in 1179 as a daughter house of Strata Florida Abbey.
Llanhennock
Village
Llanhennock is a village and former community, now in the community of Llangybi, in Monmouthshire, south east Wales, United Kingdom. The population taken at the 2011 census was 496. Llanhennock is situated 1½ miles east of Ponthir.
Llanyrafon
Suburb
Llanyrafon is a suburb of Cwmbran and a community in the county borough of Torfaen in south east Wales. It lies within the boundaries of the historic county of Monmouthshire and the preserved county of Gwent. Llanyrafon is situated 1½ miles northwest of Ponthir.
Ponthir
- Categories: community and locality
- Location: Ponthir, Torfaen County Borough, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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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
OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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Satellite Map
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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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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Zion Baptist Church Ponthir and Ponthir Community Centre.
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