Pont
Pont is a hamlet in Cornwall, England. Pont is about half a km north of Lanteglos-by-Fowey churchtown and east of Pont Pill. It is thought that Pont began as a settlement when the parish's first Celtic saint, St Wyllow, came and settled in a cave by the head of Pont around 596.Photo: Martin Bodman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: village in Cornwall, England, UK
- Also known as: “PONT” and “Pont, Cornwall”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Church of St Wyllow, Lanteglos-by-Fowey and St John.
Church of St Wyllow, Lanteglos-by-Fowey
Church
Photo: roger geach, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Wyllow's Church is a Grade I listed parish church in Lanteglos-by-Fowey, Cornwall, England. The building has Norman origins and was largely rebuilt in the late 14th and 15th centuries in the Perpendicular Gothic style.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bodinnick and Mixtow.
Bodinnick
Hamlet
Photo: Crispin Purdye, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bodinnick is a riverside village in south-east Cornwall, in the United Kingdom. According to the Post Office the population of the 2011 Census was included in the civil parish of Lanteglos-by-Fowey.
Mixtow
Hamlet
Photo: Tony Atkin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Mixtow is a hamlet in the Lanteglos-by-Fowey parish in south east Cornwall, England. It is located on the north side of an inlet off the River Fowey, opposite Fowey Docks.
Fowey
Photo: Keven Law, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Fowey is a small fishing town on the coast of South Cornwall, situated at the mouth of the river Fowey. It is set on the west side of a steep valley, so be prepared for much walking up and down.
Pont
- Categories: village, nonprofit organization, and locality
- Location: Lanteglos, Cornwall, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
50.34302° or 50° 20′ 35″ northLongitude
-4.61093° or 4° 36′ 39″ westOpen location code
9C2Q89VQ+6JOpenStreetMap ID
node 546265919OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletWikidata ID
Q7227985
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Welsh—“Pont” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Pont (Kornualles)”
- Basque: “Pont”
- Dutch: “Pont, Cornwall”
- French: “Pont”
- Irish: “Pont, Corn na Breataine”
- Japanese: “ポント”
- Welsh: “Pont, Cernyw”
- Welsh: “Pont”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Pont Mill and Whitecross Village Hall.
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