The list of standardised Welsh place-names, for places in Bridgend 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 87 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 Abercynffig Aberkenfig Settlement SS8983 Abergarw Abergarw Settlement SS9184 Betws Betws Bettws Settlement SS8986 Blaengarw Blaengarw Settlement SS9092 Bracla Brackla Settlement SS9280 Braichycymer Braichycymer Settlement SS9090 Bryncethin Bryncethin Settlement SS9184 Bryn-coch Bryn-coch Settlement SS9083 Brynheulog Brynheulog Settlement SS8594 Brynmenyn Brynmenyn Settlement SS9084 Bryntirion Bryntirion Settlement SS8880 Byeastwood Byeastwood Settlement SS9281 Caerau Caerau Settlement SS8594 Castellnewydd Newcastle Settlement SS9079 Cefncribwr Cefncribwr Cefn Cribwr Settlement SS8582 Cefn-glas Cefn-glas Cefn Glas Settlement SS8980 Coety Coity Settlement SS9281 Corneli Waelod South Cornelly Settlement SS8180 Cwmfelin Cwmfelin Settlement SS8689 Cwmogwr Ogmore Vale Settlement SS9390 Cwrtcolman Cwrtcolman Settlement SS8881 Cymdda Cymdda Settlement SS9083 Cynffig Kenfig Settlement SS8081 Derwen Derwen Settlement SS9182 Dyffryn Dyffryn Settlement SS851937 Evanstown Evanstown Settlement SS9789 Y Felin-wyllt Wild Mill Wildmill Settlement SS9081 Fforddygyfraith Fforddygyfraith Settlement SS8684 Fountain Fountain Settlement SS8883 Garth Garth Settlement SS8690 Gilfach-goch Gilfach-goch Gilfach Goch Settlement SS9889 Glyn-llan Glyn-llan Settlement SS9487 Glynogwr Glynogwr Settlement SS9587 Goetre-hen Coytrahen Settlement SS8985 Gogledd Corneli North Cornelly Settlement SS8181 Hendre Hendre Settlement SS9381 Hengastell Oldcastle Area SS9179 Heol-laethog Heol-laethog Settlement SS9284 Heol-y-cyw Heol-y-cyw Heol-y-Cyw Settlement SS9484 Lewistown Lewistown Settlement SS9388 Llandudwg Tythegston Settlement SS8578 Llangeinwyr Llangeinor Settlement SS9187 Llangewydd Llangewydd Area SS8780 Llangrallo Coychurch Settlement SS9379 Llangynwyd Llangynwyd Settlement SS8588 Lletybrongu Lletybrongu Settlement SS8789 Llidiard Litchard Settlement SS9081 Lock's Common Lock's Common Area SS8077 Maesteg Maesteg Settlement SS8591 Mawdlam Mawdlam Settlement SS8081 Melin Ifan Ddu Blackmill Settlement SS9386 Merthyr Mawr Merthyr Mawr Settlement SS8877 Mynyddcynffig Kenfig Hill Settlement SS8383 Nantyffyllon Nantyffyllon Settlement SS8592 Nant-y-moel Nant-y-moel Settlement SS9392 Notais Nottage Settlement SS8178 Pant-y-gog Pant-y-gog Settlement SS9090 Pantypyllau Pantypyllau Area SS9282 Pantyrawel Pantyrawel Settlement SS9287 Pencoed Pencoed Settlement SS9681 Pen-dre Pen-dre Settlement SS9081 Pen-prysg Pen-prysg Penprysg Settlement SS9682 Pen-y-bont ar Ogwr Bridgend Settlement SS9079 Pen-y-cae Pen-y-cae Settlement SS9082 Pen-y-fai Pen-y-fai Settlement SS8982 Penyrheol Penyrheol Settlement SS9282 Y Pîl Pyle Settlement SS8282 Pont-rhyd-y-cyff Pont-rhyd-y-cyff Settlement SS8688 Pontycymer Pontycymer Settlement SS9091 Pont-y-rhyl Pont-y-rhyl Settlement SS9089 Porthcawl Porthcawl Settlement SS8277 Price Town Price Town Settlement SS9392 Rhiwceiliog Rhiwceiliog Settlement SS9784 Sarn Sarn Settlement SS9083 Shelf Shelf Settlement SS9380 Shwt Shwt Settlement SS8986 Spelter Spelter Settlement SS8593 Ton-du Ton-du Tondu Settlement SS8984 Traeth Treco Trecco Bay Topographical feature SS8376 Tredŵr Waterton Settlement SS9278 Trelales Laleston Settlement SS8779 Tremains Tremains Settlement SS9179 Twmpath Diwlith Twmpath Diwlith Man-made feature SS8388 Tyla-gwyn Tyla-gwyn Settlement SS9188 Tyn-y-garn Tyn-y-garn Settlement SS8982 Wig-fach Wig-fach Settlement SS8477 Wyndham Wyndham Settlement SS9391
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