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List of standardised Welsh place-names in Torfaen

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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

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Recommended standardised names Other name/spelling not recommended Type Grid reference
Welsh English
Abersychan Abersychan Settlement SO2603
Blaenafon Blaenafon Blaenavon Settlement SO2509
British British Settlement SO2503
Castell-y-bwch Castell-y-bwch Settlement ST2792
Cefn-crib Cefn-crib Settlement ST2399
Coedcae Coedcae Settlement SO2608
Croesyceiliog Croesyceiliog Settlement ST3096
Croesymwyalch Croesymwyalch Settlement ST3092
Cwmafon Cwmafon Cwmavon Settlement SO2706
Cwmbrân Cwmbrân Cwmbran Settlement ST2995
Cwmbrân Uchaf Upper Cwmbrân Upper Cwmbran Settlement ST2796
Cwm-ffrwd-oer Cwm-ffrwd-oer Settlement SO2601
Cwm-ynys-cou Cwm-ynys-cou Cwmynyscoy Settlement ST2899
Fairwater Fairwater Settlement ST2794
Y Farteg Varteg Settlement SO2605
Forgeside Forgeside Forge Side Settlement SO2408
Gallowsgreen Gallowsgreen Settlement SO2606
Garndiffaith Garndiffaith Settlement SO2604
Garnyrerw Garnyrerw Garn-yr-erw Settlement SO2310
Golynos Golynos Settlement SO2504
Greenmeadow Greenmeadow Settlement ST2795
Griffithstown Griffithstown Settlement ST2999
Henllys Henllys Settlement ST2693
Hollybush Hollybush Settlement ST2893
Llanfihangel Pont-y-moel Llanfihangel Pont-y-moel Settlement SO3001
Llanfrechfa Llanfrechfa Settlement ST3193
Llantarnam Llantarnam Settlement ST3093
Llanyrafon Llanyrafon Settlement ST3094
Lowlands Lowlands Settlement ST2996
Northville Northville Settlement ST2996
Oakfield Oakfield Settlement ST2993
Old Furnace Old Furnace Settlement SO2600
Pant-teg Pant-teg Panteg Settlement ST3199
Pantygaseg Pantygaseg Settlement ST2599
Pentrepiod Pentrepiod Settlement SO2602
Pen-twyn Pen-twyn Pentwyn Settlement SO2603
Pen-y-garn Pen-y-garn Penygarn Settlement SO2801
Penyrheol Penyrheol Settlement ST2899
Pont-hir Pont-hir Ponthir Settlement ST3292
Pontnewydd Pontnewydd Settlement ST2996
Pontnewynydd Pontnewynydd Settlement SO2701
Pont-rhyd-yr-ynn Pont-rhyd-yr-ynn Settlement ST2997
Pontyfelin Pontyfelin Settlement ST3098
Pont-y-moel Pont-y-moel Pontymoile Settlement SO2900
Pont-y-pŵl Pontypool Settlement SO2800
Ras Isaf Lower Race Settlement SO2700
Ras Uchaf Upper Race Settlement ST2799
Sebastopol Sebastopol Settlement ST2898
Snatchwood Snatchwood Settlement SO2602
Southville Southville Settlement ST2995
St Dials St Dials Settlement ST2894
Tal-y-waun Tal-y-waun Talywain Settlement SO2604
Y Transh Tranch Settlement SO2700
Trefddyn Trefethin Trevethin Settlement SO2702
Two Locks Two Locks Area ST2894
Tŷ-canol Tŷ-canol Settlement ST2694
Waunfelin Waunfelin Wainfelin Settlement SO2701
Y Dafarn Newydd New Inn Settlement ST3099

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.
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