Pont, Cornwall Explained

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Static Image Caption:Hall Walk near Pont
Country:England
Region:South West England
Map Type:Cornwall
Official Name:Pont
Unitary England:Cornwall
Lieutenancy England:Cornwall
Os Grid Reference:SX144522
Coordinates:50.34°N -4.61°W
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Pont is a hamlet in Cornwall, England. Pont is about half a km north of Lanteglos-by-Fowey churchtown and east of Pont Pill.[1]

It is thought that Pont began as a settlement when the parish's first Celtic saint, St Wyllow, came and settled in a cave by the head of Pont around 596.

References

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Notes and References

  1. Ordnance Survey One-inch Map of England & Wales; Bodmin and Lanceston, sheet 186. 1946
  2. Web site: Place of Interest . 2022-11-23 . www.foweyharbourheritage.org.uk.