Pontlottyn

Pontlottyn

infobox UK place
country = Wales
constituency_welsh_assembly=
official_name= Pontlottyn
unitary_wales= Caerphilly
lieutenancy_wales= Mid Glamorgan
constituency_westminster= Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney
post_town= Bargoed
postcode_district = CF81
postcode_area= CF
dial_code= 01685
map_type=
os_grid_reference= SO107058
population=

Pontlottyn ( _cy. Pontlotyn) is a village located in the county borough of Caerphilly, within the historic county boundaries of Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom.

It was well known for its neighboring collieries, which employed nearly the entire local population in the early 20th century.

One such miner would have been Edward Thomas Chapman, born at Pontlottyn in January 1920.

The village is served by Pontlottyn railway station.

External links

* [http://www.geograph.org.uk/search.php?i=2802933 www.geograph.co.uk : photos of Pontlottyn and surrounding area]
* [http://www.welshcoalmines.co.uk Welsh Coal Mines - all the pits, all the brief histories]

ee also

*Rhymney Valley


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