Location of the County Borough of Torfaen in Wales.
The list of standardised Welsh place-names , for places in Torfaen , 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 58 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
Welsh
English
Abersychan
Abersychan
Settlement
SO2603
Blaenafon
Blaenafon
Blaenavon
Settlement
SO2509
British
British
Settlement
SO2503
Castell-y-bwch
Castell-y-bwch
Settlement
ST2792
Cefn-crib
Cefn-crib
Settlement
ST2399
Coedcae
Coedcae
Settlement
SO2608
Croesyceiliog
Croesyceiliog
Settlement
ST3096
Croesymwyalch
Croesymwyalch
Settlement
ST3092
Cwmafon
Cwmafon
Cwmavon
Settlement
SO2706
Cwmbrân
Cwmbrân
Cwmbran
Settlement
ST2995
Cwmbrân Uchaf
Upper Cwmbrân
Upper Cwmbran
Settlement
ST2796
Cwm-ffrwd-oer
Cwm-ffrwd-oer
Settlement
SO2601
Cwm-ynys-cou
Cwm-ynys-cou
Cwmynyscoy
Settlement
ST2899
Fairwater
Fairwater
Settlement
ST2794
Y Farteg
Varteg
Settlement
SO2605
Forgeside
Forgeside
Forge Side
Settlement
SO2408
Gallowsgreen
Gallowsgreen
Settlement
SO2606
Garndiffaith
Garndiffaith
Settlement
SO2604
Garnyrerw
Garnyrerw
Garn-yr-erw
Settlement
SO2310
Golynos
Golynos
Settlement
SO2504
Greenmeadow
Greenmeadow
Settlement
ST2795
Griffithstown
Griffithstown
Settlement
ST2999
Henllys
Henllys
Settlement
ST2693
Hollybush
Hollybush
Settlement
ST2893
Llanfihangel Pont-y-moel
Llanfihangel Pont-y-moel
Settlement
SO3001
Llanfrechfa
Llanfrechfa
Settlement
ST3193
Llantarnam
Llantarnam
Settlement
ST3093
Llanyrafon
Llanyrafon
Settlement
ST3094
Lowlands
Lowlands
Settlement
ST2996
Northville
Northville
Settlement
ST2996
Oakfield
Oakfield
Settlement
ST2993
Old Furnace
Old Furnace
Settlement
SO2600
Pant-teg
Pant-teg
Panteg
Settlement
ST3199
Pantygaseg
Pantygaseg
Settlement
ST2599
Pentrepiod
Pentrepiod
Settlement
SO2602
Pen-twyn
Pen-twyn
Pentwyn
Settlement
SO2603
Pen-y-garn
Pen-y-garn
Penygarn
Settlement
SO2801
Penyrheol
Penyrheol
Settlement
ST2899
Pont-hir
Pont-hir
Ponthir
Settlement
ST3292
Pontnewydd
Pontnewydd
Settlement
ST2996
Pontnewynydd
Pontnewynydd
Settlement
SO2701
Pont-rhyd-yr-ynn
Pont-rhyd-yr-ynn
Settlement
ST2997
Pontyfelin
Pontyfelin
Settlement
ST3098
Pont-y-moel
Pont-y-moel
Pontymoile
Settlement
SO2900
Pont-y-pŵl
Pontypool
Settlement
SO2800
Ras Isaf
Lower Race
Settlement
SO2700
Ras Uchaf
Upper Race
Settlement
ST2799
Sebastopol
Sebastopol
Settlement
ST2898
Snatchwood
Snatchwood
Settlement
SO2602
Southville
Southville
Settlement
ST2995
St Dials
St Dials
Settlement
ST2894
Tal-y-waun
Tal-y-waun
Talywain
Settlement
SO2604
Y Transh
Tranch
Settlement
SO2700
Trefddyn
Trefethin
Trevethin
Settlement
SO2702
Two Locks
Two Locks
Area
ST2894
Tŷ-canol
Tŷ-canol
Settlement
ST2694
Waunfelin
Waunfelin
Wainfelin
Settlement
SO2701
Y Dafarn Newydd
New Inn
Settlement
ST3099
References
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