Pontlottyn
| Pontlottyn | |
| Glamorgan | |
|---|---|
 Looking North along the A469 road, with the railway viaduct visible | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SO107058 |
| Location: | 51°43’60"N, 3°18’-0"W |
| Data | |
| Post town: | Bargoed |
| Postcode: | CF81 |
| Dialling code: | 01685 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Caerphilly |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney |
Pontlottyn is a village located in north-eastern Glamorgan. It is sited just to the south of Rhymney in Monmouthshire, and to the west of the Rhymney River which forms the county boundary.
History
Pontlottyn, initially part of Lower Rhymney, was born and grew from the enterprise of the coal and ironmasters and as many as thirty-one pits and levels existed between these two villages before 1835. This industrialisation brought a huge increase in population with rural Welsh workers and particularly Irish immigrants flowing in, attracted by the promise of rich earnings from the growing iron industry.
It was well known for its neighbouring collieries, which employed nearly the entire local population in the early 20th century.
Edward Thomas Chapman, a miner who won the Victoria Cross during World War II, was born at Pontlottyn in January 1920.
Facilities
Pontlottyn has a chemist, doctor surgery, post office, four fast food establishments, general shops (serving convenience and specialist goods), local cafes, two hairdressers, and three pubs with some serving food.
The village is served by Pontlottyn railway station.
Outside links
- www.geograph.co.uk : photos of Pontlottyn and surrounding area
- Welsh Coal Mines - all the pits, all the brief histories
- Evans, Marion, (1994), A Portrait of Rhymney with cameos of Pontlottyn, Tafarnaubach, Princetown, Abertysswg and Fochriw, volume 1. Old Bakehouse Publications. ISBN 1-874538-40-9.
- Evans, Marion, (1995), A Portrait of Rhymney with cameos of Pontlottyn, Tafarnaubach, Princetown, Abertysswg and Fochriw, volume 2. Old Bakehouse Publications. ISBN 1-874538-70-9.
- Evans, Marion, (1996), A Portrait of Rhymney with cameos of Pontlottyn, Tafarnaubach, Princetown, Abertysswg and Fochriw, volume 3. Old Bakehouse Publications. ISBN 1-874538-41-7.
- Evans, Marion, (1998), A Portrait of Rhymney with cameos of Pontlottyn, Tafarnaubach, Princetown, Abertysswg and Fochriw, volume 4. Old Bakehouse Publications. ISBN 1-874538-02-6.
- Evans, Marion, (2009), A Portrait of Rhymney with cameos of Pontlottyn, Tafarnaubach, Princetown, Abertysswg and Fochriw, volume 5. Old Bakehouse Publications. ISBN 978-1-905967-20-9.
