Pontymister (

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:''Pont-y-meistr'') is a small village in

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Location

Pontymister is attached to its neighbour, the town of

Risca Risca ( cy, Rhisga) is a town in the Caerphilly County Borough and the historic boundaries of Monmouthshire in south-east Wales. Risca has a railway station, opened on the Ebbw Valley Railway in February 2008, after a gap of 46 years. It is sp ...

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. From the late 1800s there were a number of heavy industries, (steel and chemical), based alongside the River Ebbw. The name Pontymister is said to have come about as the staff were paid from an office built alongside the bridge that connected Tŷ Isaf to Ochrwyth. The bridge became known as the master's bridge, ''Pont-y-Meistr''. Pontymister steelworks was famous for being the graveyard for steam trains. Many were brought there in the early 1960s for their scrap value. Some were saved and moved on to

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Docks.

Amenities

The Cistercian Way waymarked

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passes through Pontymister.Cistercian Way on City of Newport Council website
The village is served by

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which has direct train services to and .

References

External links

'Development of Pontymister' on Risca Museum's websitePontymister and surrounding area on geograph.co.uk
{{authority control Villages in Caerphilly County Borough