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). The panel may also have used additional guidelines.
The list was first published in 2018, and took years to put together. Upon creation, these lists were published under the Open Government Licence 3.0.
List
Recommended standardised namesOther name/spelling not recommendedTypeGrid reference Welsh English Abergele Abergele Settlement SH9477 Bae Cinmel Kinmel Bay Settlement SH9880 Bae Colwyn Colwyn Bay Settlement SH8678 Belgrano Belgrano Settlement SH9578 Betws-y-coed Betws-y-coed Betws-y-Coed Settlement SH7956 Betws-yn-Rhos Betws-yn-Rhos Betws yn Rhos Settlement SH8974 Bontnewydd Bontnewydd Settlement SJ0170 Brymbo Brymbo Settlement SH8071 Bryn-y-maen Bryn-y-maen Settlement SH8376 Bylchau Bylchau Settlement SH9762 Caerhun Caerhun Settlement SH7770 Capel Curig Capel Curig Settlement SH7258 Capel Garmon Capel Garmon Settlement SH8154 Capel Ulo Capel Ulo Settlement SH7476 Cefnberain Cefnberain Settlement SH9969 Cefn-brith Cefn-brith Settlement SH9350 Cerrigydrudion Cerrigydrudion Settlement SH9548 Conwy Conwy Settlement SH7777 Craig-y-don Craig-y-don Craig-y-Don Settlement SH7981 Cwm Penmachno Cwm Penmachno Settlement SH7547 Cyffordd Llandudno Llandudno Junction Settlement SH7978 Dawn Dawn Settlement SH8672 Deganwy Deganwy Settlement SH7779 Dinmael Dinmael Settlement SJ0044 Dolgarrog Dolgarrog Settlement SH7767 Dolwyddelan Dolwyddelan Settlement SH7352 Dwygyfylchi Dwygyfylchi Settlement SH7377 Eglwys-bach Eglwys-bach Eglwysbach Settlement SH8070 Esgyryn Esgyryn Settlement SH8078 Gell Gell Settlement SH8469 Glanwydden Glanwydden Settlement SH8180 Glasfryn Glasfryn Settlement SH9150 Graig Graig Settlement SH8071 Groesffordd Groesffordd Settlement SH7775 Gwytherin Gwytherin Settlement SH8761 Hen Golwyn Old Colwyn Settlement SH8678 Henryd Henryd Settlement SH7774 Llanbedrycennin Llanbedrycennin Llanbedr-y-Cennin Settlement SH7569 Llanddoged Llanddoged Settlement SH8063 Llanddulas Llanddulas Settlement SH9078 Llandrillo-yn-Rhos Rhos-on-Sea Settlement SH8380 Llandudno Llandudno Settlement SH7881 Llanefydd Llanefydd Llannefydd Settlement SH9870 Llanelian-yn-Rhos Llanelian-yn-Rhos Settlement SH8676 Llanfair Talhaearn Llanfair Talhaearn Llanfair Talhaiarn Settlement SH9270 Llanfairfechan Llanfairfechan Settlement SH6874 Llanfihangel Glyn Myfyr Llanfihangel Glyn Myfyr Settlement SH9949 Llangernyw Llangernyw Settlement SH8767 Llangwm Llangwm Settlement SH9644 Llangystennin Llangystennin Settlement SH8279 Llan-rhos Llan-rhos Llanrhos Settlement SH7980 Llanrhychwyn Llanrhychwyn Settlement SH7761 Llanrwst Llanrwst Settlement SH8061 Llansanffraid Glan Conwy Llansanffraid Glan ConwyGlan Conwy Settlement SH8075 Llansannan Llansannan Settlement SH9365 Llansansiôr St George Settlement SH9775 Llysfaen Llysfaen Settlement SH8877 Maenan Maenan Settlement SH7966 Melin-y-coed Melin-y-coed Melin-y-Coed Settlement SH8160 Mochdre Mochdre Settlement SH8278 Moelfre Moelfre Settlement SH9574 Nant Bwlchyrhaearn Nant Bwlchyrhaearn Area SH7759 Nantyfelin Nantyfelin Settlement SH6874 Nantypandy Nantypandy Settlement SH6974 Nebo Nebo Settlement SH8356 Pandytudur Pandytudur Pandy Tudur Settlement SH8564 Penmachno Penmachno Settlement SH7950 Penmaenmawr Penmaenmawr Settlement SH7176 Pen-sarn Pen-sarn Pensarn Settlement SH9578 Pentre Tafarnyfedw Pentre Tafarnyfedw Settlement SH8162 Pentrefoelas Pentrefoelas Settlement SH8751 Pont-y-pant Pont-y-pant Pont-y-Pant Settlement SH7553 Rhydlydan Rhydlydan Settlement SH8950 Rhyd-y-foel Rhyd-y-foel Rhyd y Foel Settlement SH9176 Tal-y-bont Tal-y-bont Settlement SH7668 Tal-y-cafn Tal-y-cafn Tal-y-Cafn Settlement SH7971 Tan-y-fron Tan-y-fron Settlement SH9564 Towyn Towyn Settlement SH9779 Trefriw Trefriw Settlement SH7863 Trofarth Trofarth Settlement SH8570 Tŷ-nant Tŷ-nant Settlement SH9944 Tyn-y-groes Tyn-y-groes Ty'n-y-Groes Settlement SH7771 Tywyn Tywyn Settlement SH7878 Ysbyty Ifan Ysbyty Ifan Settlement SH8448
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