List of standardised Welsh place-names in the Vale of Glamorgan
The list of standardised Welsh place-names, for places in the Vale of Glamorgan, 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 122 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 | |||
| Aberogwr | Ogmore-by-sea | Ogmore-by-Sea | Settlement | SS8674 |
| Aberthin | Aberthin | Settlement | ST0075 | |
| Yr As Fawr | Monknash | Settlement | SS9170 | |
| Y Barri | Barry | Settlement | ST1068 | |
| Beggars Pound | Beggars Pound | Settlement | ST0168 | |
| Y Bont-faen | Cowbridge | Settlement | SS9974 | |
| Boys Village | Boys Village | Settlement | ST0267 | |
| Brychdwn | Broughton | Settlement | SS9271 | |
| Burdonshill | Burdonshill | Settlement | ST1171 | |
| Caermead | Caermead | Man-made feature | SS9569 | |
| Capel Llanilltern | Capel Llanilltern | Settlement | ST0979 | |
| Castle-upon-Alun | Castle-upon-Alun | Settlement | SS9174 | |
| City | City | Settlement | SS9978 | |
| Clawdd-coch | Clawdd-coch | Clawdd Coch | Settlement | ST0577 |
| Cog | Cog | Settlement | ST1668 | |
| Cogan | Cogan | Settlement | ST1772 | |
| Colcot | Colcot | Settlement | ST1169 | |
| Corntwn | Corntown | Settlement | SS9177 | |
| Cosmeston | Cosmeston | Settlement | ST1869 | |
| Craig Pen-llin | Craig Pen-llin | Settlement | SS9777 | |
| Crosstown | Crosstown | Settlement | ST0469 | |
| Dimlands | Dimlands | Settlement | SS9568 | |
| Dinas Powys | Dinas Powys | Settlement | ST1571 | |
| Doc y Barri | Barry Dock | Settlement | ST1268 | |
| Downs | Downs | Settlement | ST1074 | |
| Dwyrain Aberddawan | East Aberthaw | Settlement | ST0366 | |
| East Village | East Village | Settlement | SS9974 | |
| Eastbrook | Eastbrook | Settlement | ST1571 | |
| Eglwys Brewys | Eglwys Brewys | Eglwys Brewis | Settlement | ST0069 |
| Eglwys Fair y Mynydd | St Mary Hill | Settlement | SS9678 | |
| Ffontygari | Ffontygari | Settlement | ST0566 | |
| Ffwl-y-mwn | Fonmon | Settlement | ST0467 | |
| Gorllewin Aberddawan | West Aberthaw | Settlement | ST0266 | |
| Gwenfô | Wenvoe | Settlement | ST1272 | |
| Gwern-y-steeple | Gwern-y-steeple | Gwern-y-Steeple | Settlement | ST0775 |
| Hensol | Hensol | Settlement | ST0479 | |
| Heolymynydd | Heolymynydd | Settlement | SS8874 | |
| The Herberts | The Herberts | Settlement | SS9971 | |
| Heronston | Heronston | Settlement | SS9178 | |
| The Knap | The Knap | Area | ST0966 | |
| Larnog | Lavernock | Settlement | ST1868 | |
| Llanbedr-y-fro | Peterston-super-Ely | Settlement | ST0876 | |
| Llanbydderi | Llanbethery | Settlement | ST0369 | |
| Llancarfan | Llancarfan | Settlement | ST0570 | |
| Llancatal | Llancadle | Settlement | ST0368 | |
| Llanddunwyd | Welsh St Donats | Settlement | ST0276 | |
| Llandochau | Llandough | Settlement | SS9972 | |
| Llandochau | Llandough | Settlement | ST1673 | |
| Llandŵ | Llandow | Settlement | SS9473 | |
| Llan-faes | Llanmaes | Settlement | SS9869 | |
| Llan-fair | St Mary Church | Settlement | ST0071 | |
| Llanfeuthin | Llanvithyn | Settlement | ST0471 | |
| Llanffa | Llampha | Settlement | SS9275 | |
| Llanfihangel y Bont-faen | Llanmihangel | Settlement | SS9871 | |
| Llanfihangel-y-pwll | Michaelston-le-Pit | Settlement | ST1572 | |
| Llanfleiddan | Llanblethian | Settlement | SS9974 | |
| Llanganna | Llangan | Settlement | SS9577 | |
| Llanilltud Fawr | Llantwit Major | Settlement | SS9768 | |
| Llansanffraid-ar-Elái | St Brides-super-Ely | Settlement | ST0977 | |
| Llansanwyr | Llansannor | Settlement | SS9977 | |
| Llantriddyd | Llantriddyd | Llantrithyd | Settlement | ST0472 |
| Llwyneliddon | St Lythans | Settlement | ST1072 | |
| Llyswyrny | Llysworney | Settlement | SS9674 | |
| Maendy | Maendy | Settlement | ST0176 | |
| Marcroes | Marcross | Settlement | SS9269 | |
| Merthyr Dyfan | Merthyr Dyfan | Settlement | ST1169 | |
| Morristown | Morristown | Settlement | ST1771 | |
| Moulton | Moulton | Settlement | ST0770 | |
| Murch | Murch | Settlement | ST1671 | |
| Ogwr | Ogmore | Settlement | SS8876 | |
| Palmerstown | Palmerstown | Settlement | ST1369 | |
| Pancross | Pancross | Settlement | ST0469 | |
| Penarth | Penarth | Settlement | ST1871 | |
| Penarth Isaf | Lower Penarth | Settlement | ST1870 | |
| Pendeulwyn | Pendoylan | Settlement | ST0676 | |
| Pen-llin | Pen-llin | Penllyn | Settlement | SS9776 |
| Pen-marc | Penmark | Settlement | ST0568 | |
| Pennon | Pennon | Settlement | ST0569 | |
| Pentremeurig | Pentre Meyrick | Settlement | SS9675 | |
| Picketston | Picketston | Settlement | ST0069 | |
| Pitcot | Pitcot | Settlement | SS8974 | |
| Porthceri | Porthkerry | Settlement | ST0866 | |
| Porthceri Isaf | Lower Porthkerry | Settlement | ST0766 | |
| Prysg | Prisk | Settlement | ST0176 | |
| Pwll-y-wrach | Pwll-y-wrach | Pwllywrach | Man-made feature | SS9575 |
| Y Rhws | Rhoose | Settlement | ST0666 | |
| Sain Dunwyd | St Donats | Settlement | SS9368 | |
| Sain Nicolas | St Nicholas | Settlement | ST0974 | |
| Sain Tathan | St Athan | Settlement | ST1067 | |
| Saint Andras | St Andrews Major | Settlement | ST1371 | |
| Saint Hilari | St Hilary | Settlement | ST0173 | |
| Saint-y-brid | St Brides Major | Settlement | SS8974 | |
| Saint-y-nyll | Saint-y-nyll | Settlement | ST0978 | |
| Sili | Sully | Settlement | ST1568 | |
| Silstwn | Gileston | Settlement | ST0167 | |
| Southerndown | Southerndown | Settlement | SS8873 | |
| Swanbridge | Swanbridge | Settlement | ST1667 | |
| Tonbreigam | Tonbreigam | Settlement | SS9979 | |
| Tre-Aubrey | Tre-Aubrey | Settlement | ST0372 | |
| Trebefered | Boverton | Settlement | SS9868 | |
| Tredodridge | Tredodridge | Settlement | ST0577 | |
| Tredogan | Tredogan | Settlement | ST0767 | |
| Trefflemin | Flemingston | Settlement | ST0170 | |
| Tregatwg | Cadoxton | Settlement | ST1269 | |
| Tregolwyn | Colwinston | Settlement | SS9475 | |
| Tre-hyl | Tre-hill | Settlement | ST0874 | |
| Tre-os | Tre-os | Settlement | SS9478 | |
| Tre-pit | Tre-pit | Settlement | SS9172 | |
| Trerhingyll | Trerhingyll | Trerhyngyll | Settlement | ST0076 |
| Tresigin | Sigingstone | Settlement | SS9771 | |
| Tresimwn | Bonvilston | Settlement | ST0674 | |
| Trewallter | Walterston | Settlement | ST0671 | |
| Trwyn Larnog | Lavernock Point | Topographical feature | ST1868 | |
| Twynyrodyn | Twynyrodyn | Twyn-yr-Odyn | Settlement | ST1173 |
| Wallston | Wallston | Settlement | ST1273 | |
| West Village | West Village | Settlement | SS9974 | |
| Westra | Westra | Settlement | ST1471 | |
| Whiterock | Whiterock | Settlement | SS9078 | |
| Y Wig | Wick | Settlement | SS9272 | |
| Wyndham Park | Wyndham Park | Settlement | ST0876 | |
| Ynys y Barri | Barry Island | Settlement | ST1166 | |
| Ystradowen | Ystradowen | Settlement | ST0177 | |
References[edit]
- ^ "Technical guidance". www.welshlanguagecommissioner.wales. Retrieved 2023-11-18.
- ^ "Guidelines for Standardising Place-names in Wales" (PDF). Welsh Language Commissioner. 19 June 2023.
- ^ School, Dr Dylan Foster Evans Head of. "Definitive list of Welsh place names published". Cardiff University. Retrieved 2023-11-18.
- ^ "Welsh Language Commissioner unveils place name list". BBC News. 2018-06-20. Retrieved 2023-11-18.
- ^ "Other resources: Place-names in Wales | GOV.WALES". www.gov.wales. 2023-11-06. Retrieved 2023-11-18.
- ^ "Welsh Place Names". www.welshlanguagecommissioner.wales. Retrieved 2023-11-18.
