List of standardised Welsh place-names in Bridgend County Borough

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Location of Bridgend County Borough in Wales.

The list of standardised Welsh place-names, for places in Bridgend 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 87 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
Abercynffig Aberkenfig Settlement SS8983
Abergarw Abergarw Settlement SS9184
Betws Betws Bettws Settlement SS8986
Blaengarw Blaengarw Settlement SS9092
Bracla Brackla Settlement SS9280
Braichycymer Braichycymer Settlement SS9090
Bryncethin Bryncethin Settlement SS9184
Bryn-coch Bryn-coch Settlement SS9083
Brynheulog Brynheulog Settlement SS8594
Brynmenyn Brynmenyn Settlement SS9084
Bryntirion Bryntirion Settlement SS8880
Byeastwood Byeastwood Settlement SS9281
Caerau Caerau Settlement SS8594
Castellnewydd Newcastle Settlement SS9079
Cefncribwr Cefncribwr Cefn Cribwr Settlement SS8582
Cefn-glas Cefn-glas Cefn Glas Settlement SS8980
Coety Coity Settlement SS9281
Corneli Waelod South Cornelly Settlement SS8180
Cwmfelin Cwmfelin Settlement SS8689
Cwmogwr Ogmore Vale Settlement SS9390
Cwrtcolman Cwrtcolman Settlement SS8881
Cymdda Cymdda Settlement SS9083
Cynffig Kenfig Settlement SS8081
Derwen Derwen Settlement SS9182
Dyffryn Dyffryn Settlement SS851937
Evanstown Evanstown Settlement SS9789
Y Felin-wyllt Wild Mill Wildmill Settlement SS9081
Fforddygyfraith Fforddygyfraith Settlement SS8684
Fountain Fountain Settlement SS8883
Garth Garth Settlement SS8690
Gilfach-goch Gilfach-goch Gilfach Goch Settlement SS9889
Glyn-llan Glyn-llan Settlement SS9487
Glynogwr Glynogwr Settlement SS9587
Goetre-hen Coytrahen Settlement SS8985
Gogledd Corneli North Cornelly Settlement SS8181
Hendre Hendre Settlement SS9381
Hengastell Oldcastle Area SS9179
Heol-laethog Heol-laethog Settlement SS9284
Heol-y-cyw Heol-y-cyw Heol-y-Cyw Settlement SS9484
Lewistown Lewistown Settlement SS9388
Llandudwg Tythegston Settlement SS8578
Llangeinwyr Llangeinor Settlement SS9187
Llangewydd Llangewydd Area SS8780
Llangrallo Coychurch Settlement SS9379
Llangynwyd Llangynwyd Settlement SS8588
Lletybrongu Lletybrongu Settlement SS8789
Llidiard Litchard Settlement SS9081
Lock's Common Lock's Common Area SS8077
Maesteg Maesteg Settlement SS8591
Mawdlam Mawdlam Settlement SS8081
Melin Ifan Ddu Blackmill Settlement SS9386
Merthyr Mawr Merthyr Mawr Settlement SS8877
Mynyddcynffig Kenfig Hill Settlement SS8383
Nantyffyllon Nantyffyllon Settlement SS8592
Nant-y-moel Nant-y-moel Settlement SS9392
Notais Nottage Settlement SS8178
Pant-y-gog Pant-y-gog Settlement SS9090
Pantypyllau Pantypyllau Area SS9282
Pantyrawel Pantyrawel Settlement SS9287
Pencoed Pencoed Settlement SS9681
Pen-dre Pen-dre Settlement SS9081
Pen-prysg Pen-prysg Penprysg Settlement SS9682
Pen-y-bont ar Ogwr Bridgend Settlement SS9079
Pen-y-cae Pen-y-cae Settlement SS9082
Pen-y-fai Pen-y-fai Settlement SS8982
Penyrheol Penyrheol Settlement SS9282
Y Pîl Pyle Settlement SS8282
Pont-rhyd-y-cyff Pont-rhyd-y-cyff Settlement SS8688
Pontycymer Pontycymer Settlement SS9091
Pont-y-rhyl Pont-y-rhyl Settlement SS9089
Porthcawl Porthcawl Settlement SS8277
Price Town Price Town Settlement SS9392
Rhiwceiliog Rhiwceiliog Settlement SS9784
Sarn Sarn Settlement SS9083
Shelf Shelf Settlement SS9380
Shwt Shwt Settlement SS8986
Spelter Spelter Settlement SS8593
Ton-du Ton-du Tondu Settlement SS8984
Traeth Treco Trecco Bay Topographical feature SS8376
Tredŵr Waterton Settlement SS9278
Trelales Laleston Settlement SS8779
Tremains Tremains Settlement SS9179
Twmpath Diwlith Twmpath Diwlith Man-made feature SS8388
Tyla-gwyn Tyla-gwyn Settlement SS9188
Tyn-y-garn Tyn-y-garn Settlement SS8982
Wig-fach Wig-fach Settlement SS8477
Wyndham Wyndham Settlement SS9391

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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