More Information on Place Names in the Vale

 

If you still can't find information about where you live, try these websites.

 

Enwau Cymru

The Enwau Cymru website has been created to assist in finding Welsh names for English places. The grid reference, modern county/borough and traditional county details are all provided in order to help differentiate between, for instance, one Newport and the other.

 

Place Names Advisory Service

For information on the standard forms of Welsh place-names, contact the Welsh Language Board by emailing linkline@welsh-language-board.org.uk or follow the link above.  

 

How do I say

Need help with pronounciation?

Turn to the BBC’s How do I say web pages

 

Want to learn more?

Ordnance Survey’s Guide to the Welsh Origins of Place Names in Britain (PDF)