Visit Ponthir Places

Welcome to Visit Ponthir Places
The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Ponthir

  

Ponthir Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Ponthir

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Ponthir etymology

The name first appeared in print as Pontheere in 1605 and again as Pont hir in 1677. The name means ‘long (hir) bridge (pont)’ and refers to a previous bridge over the Afon Lwyd.

You can visit Ponthir places with Walkfo Ponthir to hear history at Ponthir’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Ponthir has 43 places to visit in our interactive Ponthir map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout Ponthir, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at Ponthir places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Ponthir & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 43 audio facts unique to Ponthir places in an interactive Ponthir map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit Ponthir Places Map
43 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Ponthir historic spots	Ponthir tourist destinations	Ponthir plaques	Ponthir geographic features
Walkfo Ponthir tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Ponthir

  

Best Ponthir places to visit

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Ponthir has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Ponthir’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Ponthir’s information audio spots:

Croesyceiliog A.F.C. The club was formed in 1964 as a youth team for pupils of Croesyceiliog School. It later entered a senior team in the Newport and District Football League. It reached the Welsh Football League for the first time in 2004.

County Hall, Cwmbran County Hall was a municipal facility on Turnpike Road in Croesyceiliog in Cwmbran in Wales. It was the headquarters of Gwent County Council from 1978 to 1996.

St Michael’s Church, Llantarnam The Parish Church of St Michael’s & All Angels is a Grade II* listed parish church in Llantarnam, near Cwmbran, Torfaen, Wales.

Glen Usk, Llanhennock Glen Usk, Llanhennock, Monmouthshire is a country house dating from 1820. It was built for Sir Digby Mackworth, Bt. in the Neoclassical style. The house is Grade II* listed and the adjoining temple has its own Grade II listings.

Berllan-deg, Llanhennock Berllan-deg, Llanhennock, Monmouthshire is a country house dating from the 17th century. A rare survival of a remarkably unaltered hall house, it is a Grade II* listed building.

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