List of standardised Welsh place-names in Denbighshire

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The list of standardised Welsh place-names, for places in Denbighshire, 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 82 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
Aberchwiler Aberwheeler SettlementSJ0969
Alltmelyd Meliden SettlementSJ0680
Berwyn Berwyn SettlementSJ1943
Betws Gwerful GochBetws Gwerful Goch Betws Gwerfil Goch SettlementSJ0346
Bodelwyddan Bodelwyddan SettlementSJ0075
Bodfari Bodfari SettlementSJ0970
Bontuchel Bontuchel SettlementSJ0857
Bryneglwys Bryneglwys SettlementSJ1447
BryniauBryniauSettlementSJ0680
Bryn-newyddBryn-newyddSettlementSJ1841
BrynsaithmarchogBrynsaithmarchog Bryn Saith Marchog SettlementSJ0750
Carrog Carrog SettlementSJ1043
Clawddnewydd Clawddnewydd SettlementSJ0852
ClawddponcenClawddponcen Clawdd Poncen SettlementSJ0744
Clocaenog Clocaenog SettlementSJ0854
Corwen Corwen SettlementSJ0743
Cwm Cwm SettlementSJ0677
Cynwyd Cynwyd SettlementSJ0541
Derwen Derwen SettlementSJ0650
Dinbych Denbigh SettlementSJ0566
Dyserth Dyserth SettlementSJ0579
EfenechdydEfenechdyd Efenechtyd SettlementSJ1155
Eglwyseg Eglwyseg AreaSJ2147
Eryrys Eryrys SettlementSJ2057
FronbacheFronbacheSettlementSJ2141
GalltegfaGalltegfaSettlementSJ1057
Gellifor Gellifor SettlementSJ1262
GlasgoedGlasgoedSettlementSH9973
Glyndyfrdwy Glyndyfrdwy SettlementSJ1442
Graianrhyd Graianrhyd SettlementSJ2156
GraigfechanGraigfechanSettlementSJ1454
GreenGreenSettlementSJ0568
Groesffordd MarliGroesffordd MarliSettlementSJ0073
Gwyddelwern Gwyddelwern SettlementSJ0746
Y GyffylliogY Gyffylliog Cyffylliog SettlementSJ0557
Hendre-rwyddHendre-rwyddSettlementSJ1263
Henllan Henllan SettlementSJ0268
LawntLawntSettlementSJ0465
Llanarmon-yn-Iâl Llanarmon-yn-Iâl SettlementSJ1956
Llanbedr Dyffryn Clwyd Llanbedr Dyffryn Clwyd SettlementSJ1459
Llandegla Llandegla SettlementSJ1952
LlandynnanLlandynnan Llandynan SettlementSJ1844
Llandyrnog Llandyrnog SettlementSJ1065
Llanelidan Llanelidan SettlementSJ1050
Llanelwy St Asaph SettlementSJ0374
Llanfair Dyffryn Clwyd Llanfair Dyffryn Clwyd SettlementSJ1355
Llanferres Llanferres SettlementSJ1860
Llanfwrog Llanfwrog SettlementSJ1157
Llangollen Llangollen SettlementSJ2141
LlangwyfanLlangwyfanSettlementSJ1166
Llangynhafal Llangynhafal SettlementSJ1263
Llanrhaeadr-yng-Nghinmeirch Llanrhaeadr-yng-Nghinmeirch SettlementSJ0863
Llanynys Llanynys SettlementSJ1062
Llidiart Annie Llidiart Annie SettlementSJ1844
Llidiart-y-parcLlidiart-y-parcSettlementSJ1143
Loggerheads Loggerheads SettlementSJ1862
Maes-hafnMaes-hafn Maeshafn SettlementSJ2060
Marian CwmMarian CwmSettlementSJ0777
Melin-y-wigMelin-y-wig Melin-y-Wig SettlementSJ0348
Nantglyn Nantglyn SettlementSJ0062
Pandy’r CapelPandy’r CapelSettlementSJ0850
Peniel Peniel SettlementSJ0362
Pentre LlanrhaeadrPentre LlanrhaeadrSettlementSJ0862
Pentrecelyn Pentrecelyn SettlementSJ1453
PentredŵrPentredŵr Pentredwr SettlementSJ1946
PentrefelinPentrefelinSettlementSJ2043
PontystradPontystradSettlementSJ0564
Prestatyn Prestatyn SettlementSJ0682
PrionPrionAreaSJ0562
Pwll-glasPwll-glas Pwllglas SettlementSJ1154
Rhewl Rhewl SettlementSJ1060
Rhewl Rhewl SettlementSJ1844
Rhuallt Rhuallt SettlementSJ0775
Rhuddlan Rhuddlan SettlementSJ0278
Rhuthun Ruthin SettlementSJ1258
RhydymeudwyRhydymeudwySettlementSJ1251
Y Rhyl Rhyl SettlementSJ0181
SaronSaronSettlementSJ0260
Trefnant Trefnant SettlementSJ0570
TreforTreforSettlementSJ2642
Tremeirchion Tremeirchion SettlementSJ0873
WaunWaunSettlementSJ1065

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.