The list of standardised Welsh place-names, for places in Monmouthshire, 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 238 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 Aber-ffrwd Aber-ffrwd Aberffrwd Area SO3509 Abergwenffrwd Whitebrook Settlement SO5306 Ballan Ballan Area ST4889 Barbadoes Green Barbadoes Green Area SO5201 Beili-glas Beili-glas Settlement SO3010 Betws Betws Settlement SO2919 Betws Newydd Betws Newydd Bettws Newydd Settlement SO3605 Blackrock Blackrock Settlement ST5188 Bont Bont Settlement SO3819 Botany Bay Botany Bay Settlement SO5102 Broadstone Broadstone Settlement SO5003 Bryn Bryn Settlement SO3309 Brynbuga Usk Settlement SO3700 Bryngwenin Bryngwenin Settlement SO3316 Bryngwyn Bryngwyn Settlement SO3909 Buckholt Buckholt Settlement SO5016 Bullyhole Bottom Bullyhole Bottom Settlement ST4696 Bulwark Bulwark Settlement ST5392 Caer-went Caer-went Caerwent Settlement ST4690 Caggle Street Caggle Street Settlement SO3617 Cantref Cantref Area SO2814 Capel-y-ffin Capel-y-ffin Settlement SO2631 Carrow Hill Carrow Hill Settlement ST4390 Cas-gwent Chepstow Settlement ST5393 Castellnewydd Newcastle Settlement SO4417 Catbrook Catbrook Settlement SO5002 Cemais Comawndwr Kemeys Commander Settlement SO3404 Cheltenham Cheltenham Settlement SO2212 Chippenham Chippenham Area SO5012 Cicelyford Cicelyford Settlement SO5003 Cilgwrrwg Cilgwrrwg Settlement ST4798 Cil-y-coed Caldicot Settlement ST4788 Cleddon Cleddon Settlement SO5003 Cleidda Clytha Settlement SO3609 Clydach Clydach Settlement SO2213 Cobblers Plain Cobblers Plain Settlement SO4700 Coed Gwent Wentwood Topographical feature ST4394 Coedcwnwr Coedcwnwr Settlement ST4099 Coedmorgan Coedmorgan Coed Morgan Settlement SO3511 Coedyfedw Coedyfedw Settlement SO4408 Coed-y-paen Coed-y-paen Settlement ST3398 Coed-yr-iarll Earlswood Area ST4495 Coldharbour Coldharbour Area SO3904 Comin Cefn-llwyn Comin Cefn-llwyn Settlement ST3394 Comin Llanddinol Itton Common Settlement ST4896 Comin Llanfihangel Troddi Mitchel Troy Common Settlement SO4910 Common-y-coed Common-y-coed Area ST4389 The Cot The Cot Settlement ST5099 Cotland Cotland Settlement SO5004 Craig-y-dorth Craig-y-dorth Settlement SO4808 Creigau Creigau Settlement ST4899 Croes Llanfair Croes Llanfair Settlement SO3307 Croes-hywel Croes-hywel Settlement SO3314 Croesyceiliog Croesyceiliog Settlement ST3196 Croes-y-pant Croes-y-pant Settlement SO3104 Cross Ash Cross Ash Settlement SO4019 Crossway Crossway Settlement SO4419 Crossway Green Crossway Green Settlement ST5294 Crossways Crossways Settlement SO3220 Crug Crick Settlement ST4890 Crumblands Crumblands Settlement SO4702 Cuckoos Row Cuckoos Row Settlement SO4208 Cupids Hill Cupids Hill Settlement SO4025 The Cwm The Cwm Settlement ST4592 Cwmcarfan Cwmcarfan Cwmcarvan Settlement SO4707 Cwm-iou Cwmyoy Settlement SO2923 Cymin Cymin Settlement SO5212 Cyncoed Cyncoed Settlement SO4305 Darrenfelen Darrenfelen Settlement SO2112 Deepweir Deepweir Settlement ST4887 Devauden Devauden Settlement ST4898 Drenewydd Gelli-farch Shirenewton Settlement ST4793 Yr Eglwys Newydd ar y Cefn Newchurch Settlement ST4597 Y Fenni Abergavenny Settlement SO2914 Fforest Coalpit Fforest Coalpit Settlement SO2820 Five Lanes Five Lanes Settlement ST4490 Gaer-fawr Gaer-fawr Settlement ST4498 Gaer-lwyd Gaer-lwyd Gaerllwyd Settlement ST4496 Gilwern Gilwern Settlement SO2515 Glasgoed Glasgoed Glascoed Area SO3301 Goetre Goetre Goytre Settlement SO3206 Gofilon Gofilon Govilon Settlement SO2613 Great Oak Great Oak Settlement SO3809 Groes-lwyd Groes-lwyd Settlement SO3222 Grofield Grofield Settlement SO2914 Y Grysmwnt Grosmont Settlement SO4024 Gwehelog Gwehelog Settlement SO3804 Gwenffrwd Whitebrook Settlement SO5206 Gwernesni Gwernesni Gwernesney Settlement SO4101 Gwndy Undy Settlement ST4386 Hardwick Hardwick Settlement ST5393 Hendre Hendre The Hendre Settlement SO4514 Henllan Henllan Area SO2925 Highmoor Hill Highmoor Hill Settlement ST4689 Hoop Hoop Settlement SO5107 Hywig Howick Settlement ST5095 Jingle Street Jingle Street Settlement SO4710 Knollbury Knollbury Settlement ST4388 Leechpool Leechpool Settlement ST5089 Little Mill Little Mill Settlement SO3202 Llam-march Llam-march Settlement SO2211 Llanarfan St Arvans Settlement ST5196 Llan-arth Llan-arth Llanarth Settlement SO3710 Llanbadog Llanbadog Llanbadoc Settlement SO3700 Llancaeo Llancaeo Llancayo Settlement SO3603 Llanddewi Fach Llanddewi Fach Man-made feature ST3395 Llanddewi Nant Hodni Llanthony Settlement SO2827 Llanddewi Rhydderch Llanddewi Rhydderch Settlement SO3413 Llanddewi Ysgyryd Llanddewi Skirrid Settlement SO3417 Llanddingad Dingestow Settlement SO4510 Llanddinol Itton Settlement ST4995 Llandegfedd Llandegfedd Llandegveth Settlement ST3395 Llandeilo Bertholau Llantilio Pertholey Settlement SO3116 Llandeilo Gresynni Llantilio Crossenny Settlement SO3914 Llandenni Llandenni Llandenny Settlement SO4103 Llandenni Walks Llandenni Walks Settlement SO3904 Llandevenny Llandevenny Settlement ST4186 Llandogo Llandogo Settlement SO5204 Llanelen Llanelen Llanellen Settlement SO3010 Llanelli Llanelli Llanelly Settlement SO2314 Llanelli Hill Llanelli Hill Llanelly Hill Settlement SO2211 Llanfable Llanvapley Settlement SO3614 Llanfaenor Llanfaenor Settlement SO4316 Llanfair Cilgedin Llanfair Kilgeddin Settlement SO3407 Llanfair Disgoed Llanfair Disgoed Llanvair Discoed Settlement ST4492 Llan-ffwyst Llanfoist Settlement SO2813 Llanfihangel Crucornau Llanfihangel Crucornau Llanvihangel Crucorney Settlement SO3220 Llanfihangel Gobion Llanfihangel Gobion Llanvihangel Gobion Settlement SO3409 Llanfihangel Rogiet Llanfihangel Rogiet Settlement ST4587 Llanfihangel Torymynydd Llanfihangel Torymynydd Llanfihangel Tor-y-Mynydd Settlement SO4601 Llanfihangel Troddi Mitchel Troy Settlement SO4910 Llanfihangel Ystum Llewern Llanfihangel Ystum Llewern Llanvihangel-Ystern-Llewern Settlement SO4313 Llanfocha St Maughans Settlement SO4617 Llangatwg Dyffryn Wysg Llangattock nigh Usk Llangattock Nigh Usk The Bryn Settlement SO3310 Llangatwg Feibion Afel Llangatwg Feibion Afel Llangattock-Vibon-Avel Settlement SO4515 Llangatwg Lingoed Llangatwg Lingoed Settlement SO3620 Llangiwa Llangiwa Settlement SO3925 Llangofan Llangofan Llangovan Settlement SO4505 Llan-gwm Llan-gwm Llangwm Settlement ST4200 Llangybi Llangybi Settlement ST3796 Llanhenwg Llanhenwg Settlement ST3592 Llanisien Llanisien Llanishen Settlement SO4703 Llanllywel Llanllywel Llanllowell Settlement ST3998 Llanofer Llanofer Llanover Settlement SO3108 Llanofer Uchaf Upper Llanofer Area SO2907 Llan-soe Llan-soe Llansoy Settlement SO4402 Llanteems Llanteems Settlement SO3320 Llantrisant Llantrisant Settlement ST3996 Llanwarw Wonastow Settlement SO4810 Llanwenarth Llanwenarth Settlement SO2714 Llanwynell Wolvesnewton Settlement ST4599 Llanwytherin Llanvetherine Settlement SO3617 Llwyncelyn Llwyncelyn Settlement ST3594 Llwyn-du Llwyn-du Settlement SO2815 Lydart Lydart Settlement SO5009 Maerdy Maerdy Settlement SO3015 Maesygwartha Maesygwartha Settlement SO2314 Magwyr Magor Settlement ST4287 Mamheilad Mamheilad Mamhilad Settlement SO3003 Maryland Maryland Settlement SO5105 Mathern Mathern Settlement ST5291 May Hill May Hill Area SO5112 Maypole Maypole Settlement SO4716 Monmouth Cap Monmouth Cap Settlement SO3926 Mount Ballan Mount Ballan Settlement ST4989 Mounton Mounton Settlement ST5193 Mynydd-bach Mynydd-bach Settlement ST4894 Nantyderi Nantyderi Nant-y-derry Settlement SO3306 Narth Narth Settlement SO5206 New Inn New Inn Settlement SO4800 Newbridge on Usk Newbridge on Usk Newbridge-on-Usk Settlement ST3894 Newton Green Newton Green Settlement ST5191 Norton Norton Settlement SO4420 Oldcastle Oldcastle Settlement SO3224 Onnen Onnen Settlement SO4314 Osbaston Osbaston Settlement SO5014 Over Monnow Over Monnow Overmonnow Area SO5012 Pandy Pandy Settlement SO3322 Pantygelli Pantygelli Settlement SO3018 Pantygoytre Pantygoytre Area SO3408 Parkhouse Parkhouse Settlement SO4902 Pen-allt Pen-allt Penallt Settlement SO5210 Pengroesoped Pengroesoped Settlement SO3107 Penpedairheol Penpedairheol Settlement SO3303 Penpergwm Penpergwm Area SO3210 Penperllenni Penperllenni Penperlleni Settlement SO3204 Pen-rhos Pen-rhos Penrhos Settlement SO4111 Pentopyn Pentopyn Area ST3393 Pentre-waun Pentre-waun Settlement ST3399 Pen-twyn Pen-twyn Pentwyn Settlement SO5209 Pen-y-bont Pen-y-bont Settlement SO2414 Pen-y-cae-mawr Pen-y-cae-mawr Settlement ST4195 Pen-y-clawdd Pen-y-clawdd Area SO4507 Pen-y-fan Pen-y-fan Settlement SO5305 Pen-y-pound Pen-y-pound Pen-y-Pound Area SO2914 Penyrheol Penyrheol Settlement SO4311 Pit Pit Settlement SO3709 Porthsgiwed Portskewett Settlement ST4988 Presgoed Presgoed Prescoed Settlement ST3499 Pwll-du Pwll-du Pwll Du Settlement SO2411 Pwllmeurig PwllmeurigPwllmeyric Settlement ST5192 Radur Rhadyr Settlement SO3602 Rhaglan Rhaglan Raglan Settlement SO4107 Rhyd-y-meirch Rhyd-y-meirch Settlement SO3107 Rockfield Rockfield Settlement SO4814 Rogiet Rogiet Settlement ST4687 Saint-y-brid St Brides Netherwent Settlement ST4389 Slough Slough Settlement SO4101 Star Hill Star Hill Area SO4702 Sudbrook Sudbrook Settlement ST5087 Summerleaze Summerleaze Settlement ST4285 Ton Ton Settlement ST3696 Treadam Treadam Area SO3815 Tredynog Tredunnock Settlement ST3794 Trefynwy Monmouth Settlement SO5012 Trellech Grange Trellech Grange Trelleck Grange Settlement SO4901 Tre'r-gaer Tre'r-gaer Settlement SO4110 Trewyn Trewyn Settlement SO3222 Tryleg Trellech Settlement SO5005 The Tumble The Tumble Area SO2511 Twyn Wenallt Twyn Wenallt Settlement SO2413 Twynallws Twynallws Settlement SO2513 Twynyrargoed Twynyrargoed Settlement SO4207 Twynysheriff Twynysheriff Settlement SO4005 Tŷ-fry Tŷ-fry Settlement ST4397 Tyla Tyla Settlement SO2413 Tyndyrn Tintern Settlement SO5300 Upper Redbrook Upper Redbrook Settlement SO5310 Walson Walson Settlement SO4320 Waunllapria Waunllapria Settlement SO2212 Waun-wen Waun-wen Area SO2211 Wayne Green Wayne Green Settlement SO4118 Wernrheolydd Wernrheolydd Settlement SO3912 Wern-y-cwrt Wern-y-cwrt Settlement SO3908 Whitelye Whitelye Settlement SO5101 Whitewall Common Whitewall Common Settlement ST4286 Wyesham Wyesham Settlement SO5112 Ynysgynwraidd Skenfrith Settlement SO4520
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