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Bont Goch
Village in Ceredigion, Wales / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Bont Goch (also known as Bontgoch or Elerch[1]) is a village in Ceredigion, Wales, 2 miles (3.2 km) northeast of Aberystwyth. With Talybont, it is in the community of Ceulanamaesmawr.
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Bont-goch | |
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![]() St Peter's Church, Bontgoch | |
Location within Ceredigion | |
OS grid reference | SN 6842 8641 |
• Cardiff | 75.1 mi (120.9 km) |
• London | 175 mi (282 km) |
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Principal area | |
Country | Wales |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Borth |
Postcode district | SY24 |
Police | Dyfed-Powys |
Fire | Mid and West Wales |
Ambulance | Welsh |
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The historic name was Elerch (the Welsh word for 'swan'; also recorded as a male personal name[2][3]), which may be related to the name of the river Leri which flows through the area. The modern name Bontgoch in Welsh means "the red bridge".[4]