Pont-rhyd-y-groes (also known as Pontrhydygroes, English: the bridge of the ford of the cross) is a village near Cwm Ystwyth and Pont ar Fynach (Devil's Bridge), in Ceredigion, Wales. The village takes its name from the bridge (Welsh: pont) and (earlier) ford (Welsh: rhyd) over the River Ystwyth.

Pont-rhyd-y-groes Welsh: Pont-rhyd-y-groes
Pont-Rhyd-y-groes, the bridge over the Ystwyth.
Pont-rhyd-y-groes Location within Ceredigion
OS grid reference	SN740727
• Cardiff	90 mi (140 km)SE
Principal area	Ceredigion
Ceremonial county	Dyfed
Country	Wales
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	YSTRAD MEURIG
Postcode district	SY25
Dialling code	01974
Police	Dyfed-Powys
Fire	Mid and West Wales
Ambulance	Welsh
UK Parliament	Ceredigion
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament	Ceredigion
List of places UK Wales Ceredigion 52.338163°N 3.849038°W / 52.338163; -3.849038

The area used to be dominated by the mining industry, in particular by the Lisburnes. The miners' bridge across the Ystwyth gorge and the waterfall have been rebuilt.

The remnants of the Fron Goch mines, which mined lead and zinc from ca. 1760 until ca. 1903, are situated approximately 1+3⁄4 miles (2+3⁄4 km) north of the village.[1]

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External links

Media related to Pont-rhyd-y-groes at Wikimedia Commons

• Jenkinson's Practical Guide to North Wales
• www.geograph.co.uk : Photos of Pont rhyd y groes and surrounding area
• Description of the Fron Goch Mine from a book by David Bick
• Description of the Fron Goch Mine on www.aditnow.co.uk
• Description of the Fron Goch Mine on coflein.gov.uk

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