List of standardised Welsh place-names in Blaenau Gwent

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Location of Blaenau Gwent in Wales.

The list of standardised Welsh place-names, for places in Blaenau Gwent, is a list compiled by the Welsh Language Commissioner to recommend the standardisation of the spelling of Welsh place-names, particularly in the Welsh language and when multiple forms are used, although some place-names in English were also recommended to be matched with the Welsh. The list contains 68 entries, as of November 2023.

The list is based on recommendations provided by the Place-names Standardisation Panel, convened by the Commissioner, for expert advice on the standardisation of Welsh place-names. The panel bases their decisions on a set of guidelines (currently dating to June 2023), specific to Welsh settlement names (such as those of villages, towns, and cities) and topographic features (such as lakes, mountains and rivers). The panel does not cover house or building names, although similar principles could be applied to them or to names for new developments (for which the Commissioner offers their own advice to local authorities and housing developers).[1] The panel may also have used additional guidelines.[2]

The list was first published in 2018,[3] and took years to put together.[4] Upon creation, these lists were published under the Open Government Licence 3.0.[5][6]

List[edit]

Recommended standardised names Other name/spelling not recommended Type Grid reference
Welsh English
Aberbîg Aberbeeg Settlement SO2102
Abertyleri Abertillery Settlement SO2104
Beaufort Hill Beaufort Hill Settlement SO1711
Blackrock Blackrock Settlement SO2112
Blaenau Blaina Settlement SO1908
Blaenau Gwent Blaenau Gwent Area SO2104
Blaen-y-cwm Mountain Air Settlement SO1509
Bourneville Bourneville Settlement SO2006
Brynithel Brynithel Settlement SO2101
Bryn-mawr Bryn-mawr Brynmawr Settlement SO1911
Cefngolau Cefngolau Cefn Golau Settlement SO1308
Cendl Beaufort Settlement SO1611
Clydach Clydach Settlement SO2312
Clydach Terrace Clydach Terrace Settlement SO1813
Coedcae Coedcae Settlement SO2009
Cwm Cwm Settlement SO1805
Cwmcelyn Cwmcelyn Settlement SO2008
Cwm-nant-gam Cwm-nant-gam Settlement SO2012
Cwmtyleri Cwmtillery Settlement SO2105
East Bank East Bank Settlement SO2206
Eglwys Newydd Newchurch Settlement SO1610
Garden City Garden City Settlement SO1607
Garn-fach Garn-fach Settlement SO1910
Garnlydan Garnlydan Settlement SO1612
Gellifelen Gellifelen Settlement SO2111
Georgetown Georgetown Settlement SO1408
Gilwern Gilwern Settlement SO2414
Glandŵr Glandŵr Settlement SO2001
Glyn Nant-y-glo Coalbrookvale Settlement SO1909
Glyn-coed Glyn-coed Settlement SO1610
Glynebwy Ebbw Vale Settlement SO1609
Hafod-y-coed Hafod-y-coed Area SO2200
Llandafal Llandafal Llan-dafel Area SO1803
Llanhiledd Llanhilleth Settlement SO2101
Lower Common Lower Common Area SO2415
Nant-y-bwch Nant-y-bwch Area SO1210
Nant-y-glo Nant-y-glo Nantyglo Settlement SO1910
Newtown Newtown Settlement SO1710
Pantygerdinen Ashvale Settlement SO1310
Pantypwdyn Pantypwdyn Settlement SO2203
Parc-y-rhiw Parc-y-rhiw Settlement SO2204
Penrhiwgarreg Penrhiwgarreg Settlement SO2204
Pen-y-bont Pen-y-bont Settlement SO2105
Pen-y-bryn Hilltop Settlement SO1609
Pont-y-gof Pont-y-gof Settlement SO1610
Pyllau Bedwellte Bedwellty Pits Settlement SO1506
Rhyd-y-blew Carmeltown Settlement SO1611
Sgwrfa Sgwrfa Settlement SO1410
Sirhywi Sirhowy Settlement SO1410
Six Bells Six Bells Settlement SO2203
Swffryd Swffryd Settlement ST2199
Tafarnau-bach Tafarnau-bach Tafarnaubach Settlement SO1110
Tallistown Tallistown Settlement SO1804
Tredegar Tredegar Settlement SO1409
Trefil Trefil Settlement SO1212
Troedrhiw’r-clawdd Victoria Settlement SO1707
Troedrhiw-gwair Troedrhiw-gwair Settlement SO1506
Y Twyn Dukestown Settlement SO1310
Twyncynhordy Twyncynhordy Settlement SO1811
Twyndrysïog Briery Hill Settlement SO1608
Tŷ-llwyn Tŷ-llwyn Settlement SO1708
Tynewydd Tynewydd Settlement SO1210
Waun-deg Waun-deg Settlement SO1311
Waun-lwyd Waun-lwyd Waun-Lwyd Settlement SO1706
West Bank West Bank Settlement SO2105
West Side West Side Settlement SO1907
Willowtown Willowtown Settlement SO1610
Winchestown Winchestown Settlement SO1810

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Technical guidance". www.welshlanguagecommissioner.wales. Retrieved 2023-11-18.
  2. ^ "Guidelines for Standardising Place-names in Wales" (PDF). Welsh Language Commissioner. 19 June 2023.
  3. ^ School, Dr Dylan Foster Evans Head of. "Definitive list of Welsh place names published". Cardiff University. Retrieved 2023-11-18.
  4. ^ "Welsh Language Commissioner unveils place name list". BBC News. 2018-06-20. Retrieved 2023-11-18.
  5. ^ "Other resources: Place-names in Wales | GOV.WALES". www.gov.wales. 2023-11-06. Retrieved 2023-11-18.
  6. ^ "Welsh Place Names". www.welshlanguagecommissioner.wales. Retrieved 2023-11-18.
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