Location of the County Borough of Torfaen in Wales.

The list of standardised Welsh place-names, for places in Torfaen, 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 58 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

Recommended standardised names Other name/spelling not recommended Type Grid reference
WelshEnglish
AbersychanAbersychan SettlementSO2603
BlaenafonBlaenafon BlaenavonSettlementSO2509
BritishBritish SettlementSO2503
Castell-y-bwchCastell-y-bwch SettlementST2792
Cefn-cribCefn-crib SettlementST2399
CoedcaeCoedcae SettlementSO2608
CroesyceiliogCroesyceiliog SettlementST3096
CroesymwyalchCroesymwyalch SettlementST3092
CwmafonCwmafon CwmavonSettlementSO2706
CwmbrânCwmbrân CwmbranSettlementST2995
Cwmbrân UchafUpper Cwmbrân Upper CwmbranSettlementST2796
Cwm-ffrwd-oerCwm-ffrwd-oer SettlementSO2601
Cwm-ynys-couCwm-ynys-cou CwmynyscoySettlementST2899
FairwaterFairwater SettlementST2794
Y FartegVarteg SettlementSO2605
ForgesideForgeside Forge SideSettlementSO2408
GallowsgreenGallowsgreen SettlementSO2606
GarndiffaithGarndiffaith SettlementSO2604
GarnyrerwGarnyrerw Garn-yr-erwSettlementSO2310
GolynosGolynos SettlementSO2504
GreenmeadowGreenmeadow SettlementST2795
GriffithstownGriffithstown SettlementST2999
HenllysHenllys SettlementST2693
HollybushHollybush SettlementST2893
Llanfihangel Pont-y-moelLlanfihangel Pont-y-moel SettlementSO3001
LlanfrechfaLlanfrechfa SettlementST3193
LlantarnamLlantarnam SettlementST3093
LlanyrafonLlanyrafon SettlementST3094
LowlandsLowlands SettlementST2996
NorthvilleNorthville SettlementST2996
OakfieldOakfield SettlementST2993
Old FurnaceOld Furnace SettlementSO2600
Pant-tegPant-teg PantegSettlementST3199
PantygasegPantygaseg SettlementST2599
PentrepiodPentrepiod SettlementSO2602
Pen-twynPen-twyn PentwynSettlementSO2603
Pen-y-garnPen-y-garn PenygarnSettlementSO2801
PenyrheolPenyrheol SettlementST2899
Pont-hirPont-hir PonthirSettlementST3292
PontnewyddPontnewydd SettlementST2996
PontnewynyddPontnewynydd SettlementSO2701
Pont-rhyd-yr-ynnPont-rhyd-yr-ynn SettlementST2997
PontyfelinPontyfelin SettlementST3098
Pont-y-moelPont-y-moel PontymoileSettlementSO2900
Pont-y-pŵlPontypool SettlementSO2800
Ras IsafLower Race SettlementSO2700
Ras UchafUpper Race SettlementST2799
SebastopolSebastopol SettlementST2898
SnatchwoodSnatchwood SettlementSO2602
SouthvilleSouthville SettlementST2995
St DialsSt Dials SettlementST2894
Tal-y-waunTal-y-waun TalywainSettlementSO2604
Y TranshTranch SettlementSO2700
TrefddynTrefethin TrevethinSettlementSO2702
Two LocksTwo Locks AreaST2894
Tŷ-canolTŷ-canol SettlementST2694
WaunfelinWaunfelin WainfelinSettlementSO2701
Y Dafarn NewyddNew Inn SettlementST3099

References

  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. ↑ This article contains OGL licensed text This article incorporates text published under the British Open Government Licence: "Welsh Place Names". www.welshlanguagecommissioner.wales. Retrieved 2023-11-18.
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