The list of standardised Welsh place-names, for places in Merthyr Tydfil 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 52 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 namesNot recommended namesTypeGrid reference Welsh English Welsh English Abercannaid Abercannaid Abercanaid Settlement SO0503 Aberfan Aberfan Settlement SO0700 Bedlinog Bedlinog Settlement SO0901 Bryniau Bryniau Area SO0508 Cae-draw Cae-draw Settlement SO0405 Caeharris Caeharris Area SO0707 Caeraca Caeraca Settlement SO0609 Cefncoedycymer Cefncoedycymer Cefn-coed Cefn-coed-y-cymmer Settlement SO0308 Clwydyfagwyr Clwydyfagwyr Settlement SO0206 Craig-berth-lwyd Craig-berth-lwyd Area ST0996 Y Cwar The Quar Settlement SO0406 Cwmfelin Cwmfelin Settlement SO0900 Cyfarthfa Cyfarthfa Area SO0407 Dowlais Dowlais Settlement SO0608 Dowlais Top Dowlais Top Settlement SO0708 Dyffryn Dyffryn Area SO0603 Edwardsville Edwardsville Settlement ST0896 Faenor Vaynor Settlement SO0410 Ffos-y-frân Ffos-y-frân Ffos-y-fran Area SO0605 Galon Uchaf Galon Uchaf Settlement SO0508 Gelli-deg Gelli-deg Settlement SO0207 Georgetown Georgetown Area SO0406 Glyn Mil Glyn Mil Settlement SO0504 Gurnos Gurnos Settlement SO0407 Heol Abertawe Swansea Road Area SO0306 Heolgerrig Heolgerrig Settlement SO0306 Incline Top Incline Top Settlement SO0506 Llwyn-onn Llwyn-onn Llwyn-on Settlement SO0111 Melincaeach Melincaeach Settlement ST1096 Merthyr Tudful Merthyr Tydfil Settlement SO0506 Morgantown Morgantown Settlement SO0406 Mount Pleasant Mount Pleasant Settlement ST0798 Mountain Hare Mountain Hare Settlement SO0606 Mynwent y Crynwyr Quakers Yard Settlement ST0996 Pengarn-ddu Pengarn-ddu Area SO0708 Pentre-bach Pentre-bach Pentrebach Settlement SO0603 Pentwynberth-lwyd Pentwynberth-lwyd Settlement ST1096 Penyard Penyard Settlement SO0506 Penydarren Penydarren Settlement SO0507 Pen-y-wern Pen-y-wern Settlement SO0608 Pontmorlais Pontmorlais Settlement SO0506 Pont-sarn Pont-sarn Settlement SO0409 Pontsticill Pontsticill Settlement SO0511 Rhyd-y-car Rhyd-y-car Settlement SO0405 Thomastown Thomastown Settlement SO0506 Trefechan Trefechan Settlement SO0308 Treharris Treharris Settlement ST0997 Trelewis Trelewis Settlement ST1097 Troed-y-rhiw Troed-y-rhiw Settlement SO0702 Twynyrodyn Twynyrodyn Settlement SO0505 Ynys-fach Ynys-fach Settlement SO0405 Ynysowen Merthyr Vale Settlement ST0799
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