The Bridge of the Blessed Ford
Pontrhydfendigaid
Gwefan
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I entered a large village divided into two by the river . . . There was much mire in the street ; immense swine lay in the mire, who turned up their snouts at me as I passed. Women in Welsh hats stood in the mire, along with men without any hats at all, but with short pipes in their mouths ; they were talking together ; as I passed, however, they held their tongues, the women leering contempt-
The Teivi, sir : the Teivi.
The name of the bridge ?
Pont y Rhyd Fendigaid –
The Bridge of the Blessed Ford, sir
George Borrow, Wild Wales (1862)
A brief look at the history of the village
Cipolwg ar hanes y pentref
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The Bridge of the Blessed Ford
J.G Wood (1811)
I weld cynnwys y wefan hon, cliciwch y botwm canlynol