Pontrilas

Pontrilas
Pontrilas is located in Herefordshire
Pontrilas
Pontrilas
Location within Herefordshire
Civil parish
Unitary authority
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townHereford
Postcode districtHR2
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51°56′34″N 2°52′48″W / 51.94271°N 2.88009°W / 51.94271; -2.88009

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]

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.

  1. ^ "Herefordshire Local Plan - Core Strategy. Rural Housing Background Paper" (PDF). Herefordshire Council. March 2013. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
  2. ^ "Pontrilas Business Park". Completely Industrial. Retrieved 19 August 2016.