Pontypool Road, ry. sta., Monmouthshire, ImileE.
of Pontypool sta.

Pontypridd, town with ry. sta. (Pontypridd Junc-
ton), Eglwysilan, Llantrisaint, Llantwit-Vairdre, and
Llanwonno pars., Glamorgan, at the confluence of the
Rhondda with the Taff, 12 miles NW. of Cardiff and 12
miles S. of Merthyr Tydfil, pop. 12,317; P.O., T.o., 2
Banks, 1 newspaper. Pontypridd is also called New-
bridge, and receives its name from a remarkable one-
arch bridge of singular elegance (Pont-y-Pridd—the
Bridge of Beauty) over the Taff. A small village at
the beginning of the 19th century, Pontypridd owes its
progress chiefly to the coal and iron in the neighbour-
hood, and has chemical works, iron and brass foundries,
and anchor, chain, and cable works.

Pont-y-ralltgock, bridge across the river Elwy,
Denbighshire, 2 miles S. of St Asaph.

Pont-yr-onen, bridge across the river Elwy, Denbigh-
shire, 3 miles SW. of St Asaph.

Font-y-Sarnddi. See Roman Bridge.

Ponty wain, 2 m. from Risca, Monmouthshire; P.O.

Pool.—vil., Cornwall, 2 miles SW. of Redruth.—2.
Pool, hundred, Montgomeryshire, 11,041 ac., pop. 2563.
—3. Pool, township and vil. with ry. sta., Otley par.,
E. div. AVest-Riding Yorkshire—township, 951 ac. (14
water), pop. 574; vil., on river Wharfe, 3 miles E. of
Otley; P.O.; here are the Pool Mills, paperworks.

Pool, vil., Muckhart par., S. Perthshire, 3% miles
NE. of Dollar.

Pool, Lower, township, Welshpool par. and bor.,
Montgomeryshire, 2637 ac., pop. 1743.

Pool, Middle, township, AVelshpool par. and bor.,
Montgomeryshire, 3557 ac. (including Upper Pool),
pop. 2544.

Pool, Nether, township, Eastham par., Cheshire, on
river Mersey, 8 miles SE. of Birkenhead, 474 ac., 327
tidal water and 1868 foreshore, pop. 31; contains Pool
Hall, a Tudor mansion.

Pool, North, hamlet, South Pool par., Devon, 3%
miles SE. of Kingsbridge.

Pool, Over, township, Eastham par., Cheshire, 7 miles
SE. of Birkenhead, 457 ac., pop. 86.

Pool, South, par. and vil., Devon—par., 2289 ac.
(360 water), pop. 395; vil. ,4 m. SE. of Kingsbridge; p. o.

Pool, The, that part of the Thames between the
Isle of Dogs and the Tower, London.

Pool, Upper, township, Welshpool par. and bor.,
Montgomeryshire, 3557 ac. (including Middle Pool),
pop. 653.

Pool End, hamlet, 1% m. NW. of Leek, Staffordshire.

Pool Meadow, par., in co. and city of Gloucester,
pop. 185.

Pool Park, seat of Lord Bagot, 2% miles SW. of
Ruthin, Denbighshire,

Pool Quay, vil. with ry. sta., Guilsfield par., and
eccl. dist., partly also in Welshpool par. and bor.,
Montgomeryshire—dist., pop. 425; vil., 4 miles NE. of
Welshpool by rail; has a ferry across the Severn, and
carries on some trade in the export of barytes.

Poolbeg Lighthouse, at end of South Bull wall, at
entrance to river Liffey, Dublin Bay; has fixed light
(Poolbeg) 66 ft. above high water and seen 12 miles.

Pooldoody, creek, N. co. Clare, on E. side of Bally-
vaughan Bay.

Poole.—mun. bor. and par., seaport and market
town, and co. in itself, Dorset, on a tongue of land on
N. side of Poole harbour, 5 miles (by omnibus) W. of
Bournemouth, 30 miles E. of Dorchester, and 118% miles
SW. of London by rail—par. (Poole St James), 160 ac.,
pop. 7179 ; bor. (embracing also Hamworthy par., and
Longfleet and Parkstone townships, Canford Magna
par.), 5111 ac., pop. 12,310; P.O., T.O., 2 Banks, 2news-
papers. Market-days, Monday and Thursday. Poole
harbour, an irregular inlet, 7 miles by 4% miles, formed
by the projection of the Isle of Purbeck, is one of the
best harbours on the S. coast. Vessels of very large
tonnage can reach the quays, which are 2 miles in
length, and lined with warehouses. There is a consider-
able general trade with the United States and the British
colonies, and an extensive coasting trade in corn to
London and Purbeck clay to the Staffordshire potteries.
(For shipping statistics, see Appendix.) Some ship-
building is carried on, and there are valuable fisheries.

Gazetteer of the British Isles, Statistical and Topographical, by John Bartholomew, F.R.G.S.

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