The list of standardised Welsh place-names, for places in Neath Port Talbot, 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 89 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.
List
Recommended standardised namesOther name/spelling not recommendedTypeGrid reference Welsh English Aberafan Aberafan Aberavon Settlement SS7590 Abercregan Abercregan Settlement SS8596 Aberdulais Aberdulais Settlement SS7799 Abergarwed Abergarwed Settlement SN8102 Abergwynfi Abergwynfi Settlement SS8996 Allt-wen Allt-wen Alltwen Settlement SN7203 Baglan Baglan Settlement SS7592 Banwen Banwen Settlement SN8509 Blaendulais Seven Sisters Settlement SN8208 Blaen-gwrach Blaen-gwrach Blaengwrach Settlement SN8605 Blaengwynfi Blaengwynfi Settlement SS8996 Blaenhonddan Blaenhonddan Community SN7500 Brombil Brombil Settlement SS7987 Bryn Bryn Settlement SS8192 Brynaman Isaf Lower Brynaman Lower Brynamman Settlement SN7013 Brynbryddan Brynbryddan Settlement SS7792 Bryn-coch Bryn-coch Bryncoch Settlement SS7499 Caerhendy Caerhendy Settlement SS7791 Castell-nedd Neath Settlement SS7597 Cerrigllwydion Cerrigllwydion Settlement SS7894 Cil-ffriw Cil-ffriw Settlement SN7700 Cilmaen-gwyn Cilmaen-gwyn Settlement SN7406 Cilybebyll Cilybebyll Settlement SN7404 Cimla Cimla Settlement SS7696 Clun Clyne Settlement SN8000 Corlannau Corlannau Settlement SS7690 Craig-y-duke Craig-y-duke Settlement SN7002 Croeserw Croeserw Settlement SS8695 Cwmafan Cwmafan Settlement SS7892 Cwm-gors Cwm-gors Cwmgors Settlement SN7010 Cwm-gwrach Cwm-gwrach Cwmgwrach Settlement SN8605 Cwmllynfell Cwmllynfell Settlement SN7412 Cwrt-sart Cwrt-sart Settlement SS7495 Cymer Cymer Cymmer Settlement SS8696 Cynonville Cynonville Settlement SS8295 Dyffryn Dyffryn Settlement SS8395 Dyffryn Cellwen Dyffryn Cellwen Settlement SN8510 Dyffryn Clydach Dyffryn Clydach Community SS7299 Efail-fach Efail-fach Settlement SS7895 Eglwys Nynnid Eglwys Nynnid Settlement SS8084 Felindre Felindre Settlement SS7690 Fforest-goch Fforest-goch Settlement SN7401 Gelli-gron Gelli-gron Settlement SN7104 Gelli-nudd Gelli-nudd Settlement SN7304 Glyncorrwg Glyncorrwg Settlement SS8799 Glyn-nedd Glynneath Settlement SN8706 Godre'r-graig Godre'r-graig Godre'r Graig Settlement SN7506 Goetre Goetre Goytre Settlement SS7889 Gwauncaegurwen Gwauncaegurwen Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen Settlement SN7011 Gwaunleision Gwaunleision Settlement SN7012 Jersey Marine Jersey Marine Settlement SS7194 Llandarcy Llandarcy Settlement SS7195 Llan-giwg Llan-giwg Settlement SN7205 Llansawel Briton Ferry Settlement SS7394 Margam Margam Settlement SS7986 Melincryddan Melincryddan Settlement SS7496 Melin-cwrt Melin-cwrt Settlement SN8101 Morfa-glas Morfa-glas Morfa Glas Settlement SN8706 Mynachlog Nedd Neath Abbey Settlement SS7398 Nant-y-cafn Nant-y-cafn Settlement SN8107 Onllwyn Onllwyn Settlement SN8410 Pant-du Pant-du Settlement SS7791 Pencaerau Pencaerau Settlement SS7495 Penrhiw-fawr Penrhiw-fawr Settlement SN7410 Penrhiwtyn Penrhiwtyn Settlement SS7495 Pen-y-cae Pen-y-cae Settlement SS7789 Pontardawe Pontardawe Settlement SN7204 Pont-rhyd-y-fen Pont-rhyd-y-fen Pontrhydyfen Settlement SS7994 Pontwalby Pontwalby Settlement SN8906 Port Talbot Port Talbot Settlement SS7589 Pwll-y-glaw Pwll-y-glaw Settlement SS7993 Resolfen Resolfen Resolven Settlement SN8202 Rhos Rhos Settlement SN7303 Rhyding Rhyding Settlement SS7498 Rhyd-y-fro Rhyd-y-fro Settlement SN7105 Sandfields Sandfields Settlement SS7490 Sgiwen Skewen Settlement SS7297 Tai-bach Tai-bach Taibach Settlement SS7789 Tai'r-gwaith Tai'r-gwaith Settlement SN7112 Ton-mawr Ton-mawr Tonmawr Settlement SS8096 Tonna Tonna Settlement SS7799 Trebanos Trebanos Settlement SN7103 Treforgan Treforgan Settlement SN7906 Tynewydd Tynewydd Settlement SN8209 Ynysmeudwy Ynysmeudwy Settlement SN7305 Ynys-y-gwas Ynys-y-gwas Settlement SS7891 Ynysymaerdy Ynysymaerdy Settlement SS7494 Ynysymwn Ynysymwn Settlement SN7102 Ystalyfera Ystalyfera Settlement SN7608
References