with the Mellte and Hepste, 8 miles NW. of Aberdare;
is a centre for tourists.

Fontncwydd, vil. with ry. sta., 5 miles N. of New-
port, Monmouthshire; P.O., T.O.; has tinplate works.

Pontnewynydd, eccl. dist. and ry. sta., Trevethin
with Pontypool par., Monmouthshire, on river Avon, on
NW. side of Pontypool, pop. 2919 ; P.O.

Ponton, Great, par. and vil. with ry. sta., Lincoln-
shire—par., 2930 ac., pop. 477 ; vil., on river Witham,
3% miles S. of Grantham; P.O.

Ponton, Little, par. and vil., Lincolnshire—par.,
1490 ac., pop. 229; vil., on river Witham, 1% mile N. of
Great Ponton sta.; P.O.; near vil. is Ponton Hall, seat.

Pontoon, strip of land, between Loughs Conn and
Cullen, mid. co. Mayo.

Pontop, vil., Lanchester par., Durham, under Pon-
top Pike, 10 miles SW. of Gateshead; in vicinity is
Pontop Hall, seat; Pontop PiUe is a hill 1018 ft. in
height.

Pontporthlwyd, hamlet, 6 miles S. of Conway,
Carnarvonshire.

Pontreselley, hamlet, Carmarthenshire, in N. of
co., 6 miles AV. of Newcastle Emlyn; P.O.

Pontrliyd Galed, bridge across the river Wye, Mont-
gomeryshire, 7% miles W. of Llanidloes.

Pontrhydfendlgaid, vil., Cardiganshire, in NE. of
co., 6 miles NE. of Tregaron ; P.O.

Pontrliydyfen, hamlet, on river Avon, Glamorgan,
5 miles NE. of Aberavon; P.O.

Pontrhydygroes, hamlet, Cardiganshire, in N. of
co,, on river Ystwith, 13 m. SE. of Aberystwith ; P.O.

Pontrliydyrun, hamlet withry. sta., Monmouthshire,
in SAV. of co., on river Avon, 2% m. SE. of Pontypool.

PontrhythaUt, ry. sta., in eo. and 5| miles E. of
Carnarvon.

Pontrilas, ry. sta., in co. and 11 miles SAV. of Here-
ford ; P.O., T.o.; Pontrilas Court, seat, is in vicinity.

Pontsarn, ry. sta., Glamorgan, 4% miles N. of
Merthyr Tydfil.

Pontslull, 4 miles SE. of Ross, Herefordshire ; P.O.

Pontsticill, vil. with ry. sta. (Pontsticill Junction),
on E. border of Brecknockshire, 6£ miles N. of Merthyr
Tydfil; P.O.

Pontvane, 4 miles SAV. of Newport, Pembrokeshire;
p.o. See Pontfaen.

Pontybcrem, hamlet, in co. and 8 miles SE. of Car-
marthen; P.O.

Pontybodkln, hamlet, 1% mile from Hope sta.,
Flintshire; P.O., T.O.

Pontyclown, 2 miles from Llantrisaint, Glamorgan;
P.O., T.o.

Pontycoetmor, bridge across river Ogwen, Car-
narvonshire, near Bethesda.

Pontycymmer, mining vil., near Brynmenin sta.,
Glamorgan, 4% miles NE. of Bridgend; P.O., T.O.

Pont-y-Glyn-Diftwys, bridge over the river Geirw,
Denbighshire, 6 miles W. of Corwen.

Pont-y-Gromlech, bridge in Pass of Llanberis, Car-
narvonshire, 4 miles SE. of Llanberis.

Pont-y-Gyfyng, bridge across the river Llugwy, Car-
narvonshire, 4 miles W. of Bettws-y-Coed.

Pontymister, vil., in SAV. of Monmouthshire, on
river Ebbw, 5 miles NW. of Newport; P.O., T.o.

Pont-y-Molle. See Llanvihangel Pont-y-Moile.

Pont-y-Pair, bridge across the river Llugwy, Car-
narvonshire, at Bettws-y-Coed.

Pontypant, ry. sta., Carnarvonshire, 4% miles SW. of
Bettws-y-Coed sta.

Pontypool, market town with ry. sta., Trevethin
with Pontypool par., Monmouthshire, at the base of
Mynydd Maen, on the right bank of the Afon Llwydd,
8% miles N. of Newport, pop. 5244; P.O., T.O.; 2 Banks,
1 newspaper. Market-day, Saturday. Pontypool (Pont-
ap-Hywel—Howell’s Bridge) owes its prosperity to its
situation on the edge of the South Wales coal and iron
basin. The greater portion of the population is em-
ployed in the ironworks and tinplate works. The iron
trade is of very old date, but was developed chiefly in
the beginning of the 18th century by the Hanburys of
Pontypool Park. The mfr. of Pontypool Japan ware,
introduced in the reign of Charles II., and once exten-
sively carried on, has long been transferred to other
places. Pontypool is an important railway centre.