Pont-rhyd-y-groes

"Frongoch mine, Ceredigion" redirects here. For other uses, see Frongoch mine (disambiguation).

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

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
Preserved 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 Preseli
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]

Notable people

• Beth Robert, Welsh TV actress since 1986.