List of standardised Welsh place-names in Merthyr Tydfil County Borough

The list of standardised Welsh place-names, for places in Merthyr Tydfil County Borough, 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 52 entries, as of November 2023.

Location of Merthyr Tydfil County Borough in Wales.

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

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Recommended standardised names Not recommended names Type Grid reference
Welsh English Welsh English
Abercannaid Abercannaid Abercanaid Settlement SO0503
Aberfan Aberfan Settlement SO0700
Bedlinog Bedlinog Settlement SO0901
Bryniau Bryniau Area SO0508
Cae-draw Cae-draw Settlement SO0405
Caeharris Caeharris Area SO0707
Caeraca Caeraca Settlement SO0609
Cefncoedycymer Cefncoedycymer Cefn-coed Cefn-coed-y-cymmer Settlement SO0308
Clwydyfagwyr Clwydyfagwyr Settlement SO0206
Craig-berth-lwyd Craig-berth-lwyd Area ST0996
Y Cwar The Quar Settlement SO0406
Cwmfelin Cwmfelin Settlement SO0900
Cyfarthfa Cyfarthfa Area SO0407
Dowlais Dowlais Settlement SO0608
Dowlais Top Dowlais Top Settlement SO0708
Dyffryn Dyffryn Area SO0603
Edwardsville Edwardsville Settlement ST0896
Faenor Vaynor Settlement SO0410
Ffos-y-frân Ffos-y-frân Ffos-y-fran Area SO0605
Galon Uchaf Galon Uchaf Settlement SO0508
Gelli-deg Gelli-deg Settlement SO0207
Georgetown Georgetown Area SO0406
Glyn Mil Glyn Mil Settlement SO0504
Gurnos Gurnos Settlement SO0407
Heol Abertawe Swansea Road Area SO0306
Heolgerrig Heolgerrig Settlement SO0306
Incline Top Incline Top Settlement SO0506
Llwyn-onn Llwyn-onn Llwyn-on Settlement SO0111
Melincaeach Melincaeach Settlement ST1096
Merthyr Tudful Merthyr Tydfil Settlement SO0506
Morgantown Morgantown Settlement SO0406
Mount Pleasant Mount Pleasant Settlement ST0798
Mountain Hare Mountain Hare Settlement SO0606
Mynwent y Crynwyr Quakers Yard Settlement ST0996
Pengarn-ddu Pengarn-ddu Area SO0708
Pentre-bach Pentre-bach Pentrebach Settlement SO0603
Pentwynberth-lwyd Pentwynberth-lwyd Settlement ST1096
Penyard Penyard Settlement SO0506
Penydarren Penydarren Settlement SO0507
Pen-y-wern Pen-y-wern Settlement SO0608
Pontmorlais Pontmorlais Settlement SO0506
Pont-sarn Pont-sarn Settlement SO0409
Pontsticill Pontsticill Settlement SO0511
Rhyd-y-car Rhyd-y-car Settlement SO0405
Thomastown Thomastown Settlement SO0506
Trefechan Trefechan Settlement SO0308
Treharris Treharris Settlement ST0997
Trelewis Trelewis Settlement ST1097
Troed-y-rhiw Troed-y-rhiw Settlement SO0702
Twynyrodyn Twynyrodyn Settlement SO0505
Ynys-fach Ynys-fach Settlement SO0405
Ynysowen Merthyr Vale Settlement ST0799

References

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  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.