List of standardised Welsh place-names in Conwy County Borough

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The list of standardised Welsh place-names, for places in Conwy 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 85 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 namesOther name/spelling not recommendedTypeGrid reference
WelshEnglish
Abergele Abergele SettlementSH9477
Bae Cinmel Kinmel Bay SettlementSH9880
Bae Colwyn Colwyn Bay SettlementSH8678
BelgranoBelgranoSettlementSH9578
Betws-y-coedBetws-y-coed Betws-y-Coed SettlementSH7956
Betws-yn-RhosBetws-yn-Rhos Betws yn Rhos SettlementSH8974
BontnewyddBontnewyddSettlementSJ0170
BrymboBrymboSettlementSH8071
Bryn-y-maenBryn-y-maenSettlementSH8376
Bylchau Bylchau SettlementSH9762
Caerhun Caerhun SettlementSH7770
Capel Curig Capel Curig SettlementSH7258
Capel Garmon Capel Garmon SettlementSH8154
Capel UloCapel UloSettlementSH7476
CefnberainCefnberainSettlementSH9969
Cefn-brithCefn-brithSettlementSH9350
Cerrigydrudion Cerrigydrudion SettlementSH9548
Conwy Conwy SettlementSH7777
Craig-y-donCraig-y-don Craig-y-Don SettlementSH7981
Cwm Penmachno Cwm Penmachno SettlementSH7547
Cyffordd Llandudno Llandudno Junction SettlementSH7978
DawnDawnSettlementSH8672
Deganwy Deganwy SettlementSH7779
Dinmael Dinmael SettlementSJ0044
Dolgarrog Dolgarrog SettlementSH7767
Dolwyddelan Dolwyddelan SettlementSH7352
Dwygyfylchi Dwygyfylchi SettlementSH7377
Eglwys-bachEglwys-bach Eglwysbach SettlementSH8070
EsgyrynEsgyrynSettlementSH8078
GellGellSettlementSH8469
Glanwydden Glanwydden SettlementSH8180
GlasfrynGlasfrynSettlementSH9150
GraigGraigSettlementSH8071
GroesfforddGroesfforddSettlementSH7775
Gwytherin Gwytherin SettlementSH8761
Hen Golwyn Old Colwyn SettlementSH8678
Henryd Henryd SettlementSH7774
LlanbedrycenninLlanbedrycennin Llanbedr-y-Cennin SettlementSH7569
Llanddoged Llanddoged SettlementSH8063
Llanddulas Llanddulas SettlementSH9078
Llandrillo-yn-Rhos Rhos-on-Sea SettlementSH8380
Llandudno Llandudno SettlementSH7881
LlanefyddLlanefydd Llannefydd SettlementSH9870
Llanelian-yn-RhosLlanelian-yn-RhosSettlementSH8676
Llanfair TalhaearnLlanfair Talhaearn Llanfair Talhaiarn SettlementSH9270
Llanfairfechan Llanfairfechan SettlementSH6874
Llanfihangel Glyn Myfyr Llanfihangel Glyn Myfyr SettlementSH9949
Llangernyw Llangernyw SettlementSH8767
Llangwm Llangwm SettlementSH9644
Llangystennin Llangystennin SettlementSH8279
Llan-rhosLlan-rhos Llanrhos SettlementSH7980
Llanrhychwyn Llanrhychwyn SettlementSH7761
Llanrwst Llanrwst SettlementSH8061
Llansanffraid Glan Conwy Llansanffraid Glan Conwy Glan Conwy SettlementSH8075
Llansannan Llansannan SettlementSH9365
Llansansiôr St George SettlementSH9775
Llysfaen Llysfaen SettlementSH8877
Maenan Maenan SettlementSH7966
Melin-y-coedMelin-y-coed Melin-y-Coed SettlementSH8160
Mochdre Mochdre SettlementSH8278
Moelfre Moelfre SettlementSH9574
Nant BwlchyrhaearnNant BwlchyrhaearnAreaSH7759
NantyfelinNantyfelinSettlementSH6874
NantypandyNantypandySettlementSH6974
NeboNeboSettlementSH8356
PandytudurPandytudur Pandy Tudur SettlementSH8564
Penmachno Penmachno SettlementSH7950
Penmaenmawr Penmaenmawr SettlementSH7176
Pen-sarnPen-sarn Pensarn SettlementSH9578
Pentre TafarnyfedwPentre TafarnyfedwSettlementSH8162
Pentrefoelas Pentrefoelas SettlementSH8751
Pont-y-pantPont-y-pantPont-y-PantSettlementSH7553
RhydlydanRhydlydanSettlementSH8950
Rhyd-y-foelRhyd-y-foel Rhyd y Foel SettlementSH9176
Tal-y-bont Tal-y-bont SettlementSH7668
Tal-y-cafnTal-y-cafn Tal-y-Cafn SettlementSH7971
Tan-y-fronTan-y-fronSettlementSH9564
Towyn Towyn SettlementSH9779
Trefriw Trefriw SettlementSH7863
TrofarthTrofarthSettlementSH8570
Tŷ-nantTŷ-nantSettlementSH9944
Tyn-y-groesTyn-y-groes Ty'n-y-Groes SettlementSH7771
TywynTywynSettlementSH7878
Ysbyty Ifan Ysbyty Ifan SettlementSH8448

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. "Welsh Place Names". www.welshlanguagecommissioner.wales. Retrieved 2023-11-18.