Location of Blaenau Gwent in Wales.

The list of standardised Welsh place-names, for places in Blaenau Gwent, 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 68 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
AberbîgAberbeeg SettlementSO2102
AbertyleriAbertillery SettlementSO2104
Beaufort HillBeaufort Hill SettlementSO1711
BlackrockBlackrock SettlementSO2112
BlaenauBlaina SettlementSO1908
Blaenau GwentBlaenau Gwent AreaSO2104
Blaen-y-cwmMountain Air SettlementSO1509
BournevilleBourneville SettlementSO2006
BrynithelBrynithel SettlementSO2101
Bryn-mawrBryn-mawr BrynmawrSettlementSO1911
CefngolauCefngolau Cefn GolauSettlementSO1308
CendlBeaufort SettlementSO1611
ClydachClydach SettlementSO2312
Clydach TerraceClydach Terrace SettlementSO1813
CoedcaeCoedcae SettlementSO2009
CwmCwm SettlementSO1805
CwmcelynCwmcelyn SettlementSO2008
Cwm-nant-gamCwm-nant-gam SettlementSO2012
CwmtyleriCwmtillery SettlementSO2105
East BankEast Bank SettlementSO2206
Eglwys NewyddNewchurch SettlementSO1610
Garden CityGarden City SettlementSO1607
Garn-fachGarn-fach SettlementSO1910
GarnlydanGarnlydan SettlementSO1612
GellifelenGellifelen SettlementSO2111
GeorgetownGeorgetown SettlementSO1408
GilwernGilwern SettlementSO2414
GlandŵrGlandŵr SettlementSO2001
Glyn Nant-y-gloCoalbrookvale SettlementSO1909
Glyn-coedGlyn-coed SettlementSO1610
GlynebwyEbbw Vale SettlementSO1609
Hafod-y-coedHafod-y-coed AreaSO2200
LlandafalLlandafal Llan-dafelAreaSO1803
LlanhileddLlanhilleth SettlementSO2101
Lower CommonLower Common AreaSO2415
Nant-y-bwchNant-y-bwch AreaSO1210
Nant-y-gloNant-y-glo NantygloSettlementSO1910
NewtownNewtown SettlementSO1710
PantygerdinenAshvale SettlementSO1310
PantypwdynPantypwdyn SettlementSO2203
Parc-y-rhiwParc-y-rhiw SettlementSO2204
PenrhiwgarregPenrhiwgarreg SettlementSO2204
Pen-y-bontPen-y-bont SettlementSO2105
Pen-y-brynHilltop SettlementSO1609
Pont-y-gofPont-y-gof SettlementSO1610
Pyllau BedwellteBedwellty Pits SettlementSO1506
Rhyd-y-blewCarmeltown SettlementSO1611
SgwrfaSgwrfa SettlementSO1410
SirhywiSirhowy SettlementSO1410
Six BellsSix Bells SettlementSO2203
SwffrydSwffryd SettlementST2199
Tafarnau-bachTafarnau-bach TafarnaubachSettlementSO1110
TallistownTallistown SettlementSO1804
TredegarTredegar SettlementSO1409
TrefilTrefil SettlementSO1212
Troedrhiw’r-clawddVictoria SettlementSO1707
Troedrhiw-gwairTroedrhiw-gwair SettlementSO1506
Y TwynDukestown SettlementSO1310
TwyncynhordyTwyncynhordy SettlementSO1811
TwyndrysïogBriery Hill SettlementSO1608
Tŷ-llwynTŷ-llwyn SettlementSO1708
TynewyddTynewydd SettlementSO1210
Waun-degWaun-deg SettlementSO1311
Waun-lwydWaun-lwyd Waun-LwydSettlementSO1706
West BankWest Bank SettlementSO2105
West SideWest Side SettlementSO1907
WillowtownWillowtown SettlementSO1610
WinchestownWinchestown SettlementSO1810

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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