title: Pontypool, Tasmania
text: # Pontypool, Tasmania
  
  Pontypool is a rural locality in the local government area (LGA) of Glamorgan–Spring Bay in the South-east LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about 25 kilometres (16 mi) north of the town of Triabunna. The 2016 census recorded a population of 53 for the state suburb of Pontypool.
  
  ## History
  
  Pontypool is a confirmed locality. Pontypool, meaning “bridge by a pool”, is a town in Wales, and the likely source of the locality name.
  
  ## Geography
  
  The southern and eastern boundaries follow the shoreline of the Little Swanport River estuary.
  
  ## Road infrastructure
  
  Route A3 (Tasman Highway) runs along the western boundary. From there, Pontypool Road provides access to the locality.
  
  