▁village ▁takes ▁its ▁name ▁from ▁an ▁old ▁ford ▁( Wel sh : rh yd ) ▁across ▁the ▁Te ifi ▁and ▁a ▁bridge ▁( pont ) ▁that ▁was ▁later ▁built ▁there . ▁It ▁is ▁on ▁the ▁B 4 3 4 3 ▁road ▁between ▁T reg aron ▁to ▁the ▁south ▁and ▁Pont arf yn ach ▁to ▁the ▁north , ▁around ▁ 1 3 ▁miles ▁( 2 1   km ) ▁to ▁the ▁south - east ▁of ▁Aber yst w yth . ▁ ▁The ▁ab bey ▁was ▁an ▁important ▁centre ▁of ▁learning , ▁and ▁it ▁is ▁believed ▁that ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁earliest ▁versions ▁of ▁the ▁Br ut ▁y ▁T yw ys og ion ▁was ▁made ▁there . ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁believed ▁that ▁the ▁TV ▁programme ▁C ' mon ▁Mid ff ild ! ▁is ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁village ▁football ▁club . ▁ ▁Pon tr hy df end iga id ▁in ▁fiction ▁In ▁the ▁novel ▁The ▁Disc overy ▁of ▁Heaven ▁by ▁Dutch ▁author ▁Harry ▁Mul isch , ▁the ▁village ▁is ▁the ▁place ▁where ▁the ▁characters ▁Mr ▁and ▁Mrs ▁S pi ers ▁spend ▁their ▁hol id ays . ▁ ▁The ▁Be ast ▁of ▁B ont ▁The ▁Be ast ▁of ▁B ont ▁is ▁the ▁name ▁given ▁to ▁a ▁big ▁cat ▁said ▁to ▁ro am ▁the ▁area ▁cent red ▁on ▁Pon tr hy df end iga id . ▁( B ont ▁is ▁the ▁local ▁abbre viation ▁and ▁col lo qu ial ▁name ▁for ▁Pon tr hy df end iga id .) ▁It ▁was ▁bl amed ▁for ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁ 1