Pontrilas
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Pontrilas (English: Bridge over Three Rivers) is a village in south Herefordshire, England, half a mile from the border with Wales. It is in the parish of Kentchurch and lies midway between Hereford and Abergavenny. In 2011 the main village contained 66 residential dwellings,[1] as well as Pontrilas Business Park.[2]
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Pontrilas | |
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Location within Herefordshire | |
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Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Hereford |
Postcode district | HR2 |
Police | West Mercia |
Fire | Hereford and Worcester |
Ambulance | West Midlands |
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The village name comes from the Welsh language, and means 'bridge over three rivers' due to the River Dore, Dulas brook and another smaller stream (which descends via Dineterwood but appears to have no specific name) meeting there. The main A465 road skirts the west of the village.
The neighbouring villages include; Ewyas Harold, Llangua, Dulas, Wormbridge, Kilpeck, Bagwyllydiart, Abbey Dore and Howton.