Bont Goch
Bont Goch is a village in Ceredigion, Wales, 2 miles northeast of Aberystwyth. With Talybont, it is in the community of Ceulanamaesmawr. The historic name was Elerch, which may be related to the name of the river Leri which flows through the area.Photo: Nigel Callaghan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Village
- Description: village in Ceredigion, Wales, UK
- Also known as: “Bontgoch” and “Elerch”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Church Of St Peter and Llyn Mynydd-gorddu.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Salem and Cwmsymlog.
Salem
Hamlet
Photo: Nigel Callaghan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Salem is a small Welsh village in Ceredigion, located between the Afon Stewi and Nant Seilo rivers. The closest village is Penrhyn-coch. The Salem Independent Church was built in 1864, in a similar style to the older church at Capel Bangor. Salem is situated 1½ miles southwest of Bont Goch.
Cwmsymlog
Hamlet
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Cwmsymlog is a short valley, sheltering a hamlet of the same name, in Ceredigion, in the west of Wales. Once an important mining area, but the mining slowly declined and finally came to an end in 1901. Cwmsymlog is situated 2 miles southeast of Bont Goch.
Cwmerfyn
Hamlet
Photo: OLU, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cwmerfyn is a hamlet in the community of Trefeurig, Ceredigion, Wales, nine miles by road east of Aberystwyth. Historically Cwmerfyn was a lead ore mining village. Cwmerfyn is situated 2½ miles south of Bont Goch.
Bont Goch
- Category: locality
- Location: Ceulanamaesmawr, Ceredigion, Mid Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.45956° or 52° 27′ 34″ northLongitude
-3.93854° or 3° 56′ 19″ westOpen location code
9C4RF356+RHOpenStreetMap ID
node 352950199OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageWikidata ID
Q15999254
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Breton to Welsh—“Bont Goch” goes by many names.
- Breton: “Bont Goch”
- Dutch: “Bont Goch”
- French: “Bont Goch”
- Irish: “Bont-goch”
- Welsh: “Bont-goch”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Bwlch-Glas and Tal-y-bont.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Bontgoch Play Area and Plas Cefn Gwyn.
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