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). 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.
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Recommended standardised namesOther name/spelling not recommendedTypeGrid 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
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