Pontsionnorton

Pontsionnorton
Pontsionnorton
	Pontsionnorton Location within Rhondda Cynon Taf
OS grid reference	ST083912
Principal area	Rhondda Cynon Taf;
Preserved county	Mid Glamorgan;
Country	Wales
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	PONTYPRIDD
Postcode district	CF37
Dialling code	01443
Police	South Wales
Fire	South Wales
Ambulance	Welsh
UK Parliament	Pontypridd;
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament	Pontypridd;
	List of places UK Wales Rhondda Cynon Taf 51°36′59″N 3°19′38″W / 51.61652°N 3.32722°W

Pontsionnorton (Pont Sion Norton), Welsh for (John) Norton's Bridge, is so named because of a small bridge over the Glamorganshire Canal at this point.^[1] The village/district falls within the electoral ward of Cilfynydd of the larger town and community of Pontypridd, Rhondda Cynon Taf, South Wales, and overlooks the A470 as it travells towards Abercynon. The village falls within the historic parish of Eglwysilan^[2] is bounded by Cilfynydd, Coedpenmaen, Trallwn and Glyncoch, and was once location of Bodwenarth Colliery, located in Bodwenarth Woods close to the main school - Ysgol Gynradd Gymraeg Pont Sion Norton.

References[edit]

^ 1st edn County Series 1:2500 OS Plans; Glamorganshire (1875): Grid Ref ST08 "Pont Shon Norton"
^ "GENUKI: Pont Sion Norton in the Parish of Eglwysilan". Archived from the original on 7 April 2011. Retrieved 12 March 2010.

External links[edit]

[1] 1st edn County Series 1:2500 OS Plans; Glamorganshire (1875): Grid Ref ST08 "Pont Shon Norton"

[2] "GENUKI: Pont Sion Norton in the Parish of Eglwysilan". Archived from the original on 7 April 2011. Retrieved 12 March 2010.

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