In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Pontrilas like this:
PONTRILAS, a place on the S W border of Herefordshire; on the river Dore, near its influx to the Monnow, and on the Hereford and Abergavenny railway, 11½ miles S W of Hereford. It has a station on the railway, and a post-office under Hereford. Pontrilas Court is the seat of J. Watson, Esq.
Additional information about this locality is available for Kentchurch
Pontrilas through time
Pontrilas is now part of Herefordshire district. Click here for graphs and data of how Herefordshire has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Pontrilas itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Pontrilas in Herefordshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/25051
Date accessed: 16th April 2024
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