Pontypool

English

Etymology

From Welsh Pont-y-pŵl. From pont+y+pwll, from French pont (“bridge”) & English pool (“pool”). Literally, “bridge near a pool”

Proper noun

Pontypool

  1. A town in Torfaen county borough, Wales, United Kingdom (OS grid ref SO2900).
  2. A village in Kawartha Lakes, Victoria county, Ontario, Canada
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