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Pontshill

Pontshill is a hamlet in , , . Pontshill is situated nearby to the hamlet , as well as near .
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Church of St Lawrence and Church of St John the Baptist.

Church
Photo: Jonathan Billinger, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Church
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Photo: Des Blenkinsopp, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The is a 2 ft narrow-gauge heritage railway in the United Kingdom. It is built on the site of the Bailey Level Gold Mine. An attempt was made in 2003 by the owners of to open the mine as a tourist attraction, but this was ultimately unsuccessful. is situated 1½ miles south of Pontshill.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Weston under Penyard and Ariconium.

Village
Photo: Jonathan Billinger, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a small village in , . The population of the civil parish at the 2021 Census was 1,000. It lies on the A40 road two miles east of . The Penyard is a prominent hill.

Locality
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was a road station of Roman Britain mentioned in Iter XIII of the Iter Britanniarum of the Antonine Itineraries. It was located at Bury Hill in the parish of , about 3 miles east of Ross on Wye, , and about 15 miles southeast of .

Village
Photo: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village and civil parish in the south east of . It lies south-east of and adjoins the boundary of . Amenities include a school, church, village hall, shop, public house, garage and a twice-weekly mobile Post Office, all of which lie on the A40 road which passes through the village and links Ross and .

Pontshill

Latitude
51.89513° or 51° 53′ 43″ north
Longitude
-2.52634° or 2° 31′ 35″ west
Elevation
262 feet (80 metres)
Open location code
9C3VVFWF+3F
Open­Street­Map ID
node 6997390318
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­hamlet
Geo­Names ID
13281786
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