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Bont Goch
Bont Goch (also known as Bontgoch or Elerch) is a village in Ceredigion, Wales, 2 miles (3.2 km) northeast of Aberystwyth. With Talybont, it is in the community of Ceulanamaesmawr.
The historic name was Elerch (the Welsh word for 'swan'; also recorded as a male personal name), 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".
The population of the parish in 1929 was 185. There are now about 53 properties in Bont Goch. In 2005, a survey noted "that in recent years the village has experienced a remarkable regeneration, with an influx of younger couples moving back into the area, and that the village now has 30 children under fifteen years of age, 22 of whom were born in Bontgoch."
The village is in the valley of the river Leri. The original settlement was by the bridge, hence the name "Bont Goch" or "Red Bridge".
There is a medieval holy well, with a possible Dark Age dedication to St Padarn. There are also several Bronze Age burnt mounds or hearths, and what may be a Bronze Age standing stone.
The earliest mine appears to have been at Llanerch-clydau, which is said to be "quite ancient... worked in the 17th century, but not later".
The area remained, however, essentially rural. By the late 18th century the Crosswood and Court Grange estates had landholdings in the area. The Crosswood estate maps in the National Library of Wales show that there was very little settlement or enclosure in the 18th century, with just a few cottages on unenclosed moorland, and a single small farm surrounded by a few small fields and woodland on steeper slopes. There were still some metal mines.
In about 1818, the Gilberston family moved to Plas Cefn Gwyn, Elerch, now a Grade II listed building, situated about 500 metres north east of what is now the church. Plas Cefn Gwyn was built in about 1818 for William Cobb Gilbertson (1768–1854).
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Bont Goch
Bont Goch (also known as Bontgoch or Elerch) is a village in Ceredigion, Wales, 2 miles (3.2 km) northeast of Aberystwyth. With Talybont, it is in the community of Ceulanamaesmawr.
The historic name was Elerch (the Welsh word for 'swan'; also recorded as a male personal name), 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".
The population of the parish in 1929 was 185. There are now about 53 properties in Bont Goch. In 2005, a survey noted "that in recent years the village has experienced a remarkable regeneration, with an influx of younger couples moving back into the area, and that the village now has 30 children under fifteen years of age, 22 of whom were born in Bontgoch."
The village is in the valley of the river Leri. The original settlement was by the bridge, hence the name "Bont Goch" or "Red Bridge".
There is a medieval holy well, with a possible Dark Age dedication to St Padarn. There are also several Bronze Age burnt mounds or hearths, and what may be a Bronze Age standing stone.
The earliest mine appears to have been at Llanerch-clydau, which is said to be "quite ancient... worked in the 17th century, but not later".
The area remained, however, essentially rural. By the late 18th century the Crosswood and Court Grange estates had landholdings in the area. The Crosswood estate maps in the National Library of Wales show that there was very little settlement or enclosure in the 18th century, with just a few cottages on unenclosed moorland, and a single small farm surrounded by a few small fields and woodland on steeper slopes. There were still some metal mines.
In about 1818, the Gilberston family moved to Plas Cefn Gwyn, Elerch, now a Grade II listed building, situated about 500 metres north east of what is now the church. Plas Cefn Gwyn was built in about 1818 for William Cobb Gilbertson (1768–1854).