Pontymister
Encyclopedia
Pontymister is a small village
in Caerphilly county borough in Wales
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Pontymister steel works was famous for being the grave yard for steam trains. Many were brought there in the early 1960s for their scrap value. Some were saved and moved onto Barry Docks
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The Cistercian Way
waymarked long distance footpath passes through Pontymister.
The village is served by Risca and Pontymister railway station which has direct train services to and .
Village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...
in Caerphilly county borough in Wales
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
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History
Originally a farm called Tŷ Isaf, the village came about as a need for housing for the local steel mill and chemical works workforces. Most houses were built in 1920 - 1925.Pontymister steel works was famous for being the grave yard for steam trains. Many were brought there in the early 1960s for their scrap value. Some were saved and moved onto Barry Docks
Dock (maritime)
A dock is a human-made structure or group of structures involved in the handling of boats or ships, usually on or close to a shore.However, the exact meaning varies among different variants of the English language...
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Amenities
Many local pubs still bare the names of steel making; the Rolling Mill, the Forge and Hammer, etc. Although the Forge hammer is now [2009] an Indian restaurant - The Tamarind.The Cistercian Way
Cistercian Way (Wales)
The Cistercian Way is a waymarked, circular, long distance footpath, which circumnavigates Wales linking the Cistercian historic sites of the Principality. The whole route is in total some long....
waymarked long distance footpath passes through Pontymister.
The village is served by Risca and Pontymister railway station which has direct train services to and .