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Coxe undertook a tour of Monmouthshire in 1801, visiting most of the established towns.
Of Pontypool he said:
"The appellation of Pont y Pool is modern, supposed to be derived from a bridge thrown over a large pool, which supplies water for a forge, but is a corruption of Pont ap Howellor Howell's Bridge.
Pont y Pool is a large straggling place, containig 250 houses and 1500 souls. Several neat habitations, and numerous shops, present an appearance of thriving prosperity, notwithstanding the dusky aspect of the town, occasioned by the adjacent forges. The inhabitantc derive great support from the ironworks and collieris, and have been recently benefited by the trade of the canal. The place is the principal mart for the natives of the mountainous district, and the weekly market is not the least considerable, and the cheapest in Monmouthshire."
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