The list of standardised Welsh place-names, for places in Wrexham 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 149 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 Aber-oer Aber-oer Aberoer Settlement SJ2849 Acre-fair Acre-fair Acrefair Settlement SJ2743 Afoneitha Afoneitha Settlement SJ2945 Bangor Is-coed Bangor-on-Dee Settlement SJ3945 Bedwell Bedwell Settlement SJ3646 Bedw-lwyn Bedw-lwyn Settlement SJ2236 Bers Bersham Settlement SJ3049 Bettisfield Bettisfield Settlement SJ4635 Big Arowry Big Arowry Arowry Settlement SJ4539 Borras Borras Settlement SJ3452 Bowling Bank Bowling Bank Settlement SJ3948 Bradle Bradley Settlement SJ3253 Broadoak Broadoak Settlement SJ3658 Bronington Bronington Settlement SJ4839 Bronwylfa Bronwylfa Area SJ2848 Brymbo Brymbo Settlement SJ2953 Bryn Offa Bryn Offa Settlement SJ3249 Bryn Pen-y-lan Bryn Pen-y-lan Settlement SJ3342 Brynhovah Brynhovah Settlement SJ3843 Brynhyfryd Summerhill Settlement SJ3153 Bryn-teg Bryn-teg Brynteg Settlement SJ3052 Brynyreos Brynyreos Settlement SJ2840 Burton Burton Settlement SJ3557 Bwlch-gwyn Bwlch-gwyn Bwlchgwyn Settlement SJ2653 Cadney Bank Cadney Bank Settlement SJ4634 Cefnbychan Cefnbychan Settlement SJ2741 Cefn-mawr Cefn-mawr Cefn Mawr Settlement SJ2842 Cock Bank Cock Bank Settlement SJ3545 Coed-poeth Coed-poeth Coedpoeth Settlement SJ2851 Commonwood Commonwood Settlement SJ3853 Crabtree Green Crabtree Green Settlement SJ3344 Cross Lanes Cross Lanes Settlement SJ3747 Cumber's Bank Cumber's Bank Settlement SJ4439 Darland Darland Settlement SJ3757 Ddôl Ddôl Settlement SJ3149 Dôl-y-wern Dôl-y-wern Settlement SJ2237 Drury Lane Drury Lane Settlement SJ4642 Eglwys Cross Eglwys Cross Settlement SJ4740 Erbistog Erbistock Settlement SJ3541 Erddig Erddig Area SJ3248 Eutun Eyton Settlement SJ3444 Fenns Bank Fenns Bank Settlement SJ5039 Ffos-y-go Ffos-y-go Settlement SJ3054 Four Crosses Four Crosses Settlement SJ2553 Fron Fron Settlement SJ2952 Fron Isaf Fron Isaf Settlement SJ2740 Froncysyllte Froncysyllte Settlement SJ2741 Fron-deg Fron-deg Settlement SJ2749 Garden Village Garden Village Settlement SJ3352 Garth Trefor Garth Trefor Garth Trevor Settlement SJ2642 Gegin Gegin Settlement SJ2752 Glasgoed Glasgoed Settlement SJ2754 Glynceiriog Glynceiriog Glyn Ceiriog Settlement SJ2038 Glyntraean Glyntraean Glyntraian Community SJ2235 Golly Golly Settlement SJ3358 Gresffordd Gresford Settlement SJ3554 Gwaunyterfyn Acton Settlement SJ3451 Gwersyllt Gwersyllt Settlement SJ3253 Gwynfryn Gwynfryn Settlement SJ2552 Gyfelia Gyfelia Settlement SJ3245 Hafod-y-bwch Hafod-y-bwch Area SJ3147 Halchdyn Halghton Settlement SJ4143 Halton Halton Settlement SJ3039 Hanmer Hanmer Settlement SJ4539 Hightown Hightown Settlement SJ3349 Holly Bush Holly Bush Settlement SJ4044 Holt Holt Settlement SJ4053 Honkley Honkley Settlement SJ3459 Horseman's Green Horseman's Green Settlement SJ4441 Is-y-coed Is-y-coed Isycoed Settlement SJ4050 Johnstown Johnstown Settlement SJ3046 Knolton Knolton Settlement SJ3738 Knolton Bryn Knolton Bryn Settlement SJ3739 Lavister Lavister Settlement SJ3758 Lightwood Green Lightwood Green Settlement SJ3840 Little Acton Little Acton Electoral unit SJ3452 Little Arowry Little Arowry Settlement SJ4540 Little Green Little Green Settlement SJ4840 Little Overton Little Overton Settlement SJ3741 Llai Llay Settlement SJ3355 Llanarmon Dyffryn Ceiriog Llanarmon Dyffryn Ceiriog Settlement SJ1532 Llannerch Banna Penley Settlement SJ4139 Llan-y-pwll Llan-y-pwll Settlement SJ3751 Llwyneinion Llwyneinion Settlement SJ2847 Llwyn-mawr Llwyn-mawr Llwynmawr Settlement SJ2237 Llwyn-onn Llwyn-onn Settlement SJ3549 Maes-y-dre Maes-y-dre Settlement SJ3451 Marchwiel Marchwiel Settlement SJ3547 Marford Marford Settlement SJ3656 Merehead Merehead Settlement SJ4538 Moss Moss Settlement SJ3053 Mount Sion Mount Sion Settlement SJ2953 Mwynglawdd Minera Settlement SJ2751 New Brighton New Brighton Settlement SJ2750 New Broughton New Broughton Settlement SJ3151 Newbridge Newbridge Settlement SJ2841 Yr Orsedd Rossett Settlement SJ3657 Owrtyn Overton Overton-on-Dee Settlement SJ3741 Pandy Pandy Settlement SJ1935 Pandy Pandy Settlement SJ4243 Parciau Parkey Settlement SJ3848 Park Lane Park Lane Settlement SJ4239 Parkside Parkside Settlement SJ3855 Pen-rhos Pen-rhos Settlement SJ2853 Pentre Pentre Settlement SJ2840 Pentre Pentre Settlement SJ3141 Pentre Broughton Pentre Broughton Settlement SJ3052 Pentre Maelor Pentre Maelor Settlement SJ3749 Pen-y-bryn Pen-y-bryn Settlement SJ2644 Pen-y-cae Pen-y-cae Settlement SJ2745 Plas Madog Plas Madog Plas Madoc Settlement SJ2843 Plas-coch Plas-coch Plas Coch Settlement SJ3251 Ponciau Ponciau Settlement SJ2946 Pontfadog Pontfadog Settlement SJ2338 Pont-y-blew Pont-y-blew Settlement SJ3138 Redbrook Redbrook Settlement SJ5040 Rhewl Rhewl Settlement SJ3639 Rhiwabon Ruabon Settlement SJ3043 Rhos-ddu Rhos-ddu Rhosddu Settlement SJ3351 Rhosllannerchrugog Rhosllannerchrugog Rhosllanerchrugog Settlement SJ2946 Rhosnesni Rhosnesni Settlement SJ3450 Rhosrobin Rhosrobin Settlement SJ3252 Rhostyllen Rhostyllen Settlement SJ3148 Rhosymadoc Rhosymadoc Settlement SJ3142 Rhosymedre Rhosymedre Settlement SJ2842 Rhos-y-waun Rhos-y-waun Settlement SJ2938 Ridleywood Ridleywood Settlement SJ4051 Sandy Lane Sandy Lane Settlement SJ4040 Singret Singret Settlement SJ3455 Sonlli Sontley Settlement SJ3346 Southsea Southsea Settlement SJ3051 Strytlydan Strytlydan Settlement SJ4339 Stryt-yr-hwch Stryt-yr-hwch Settlement SJ3346 Sutton Green Sutton Green Settlement SJ4048 Sydallt Sydallt Settlement SJ3155 Tai-nant Tai-nant Settlement SJ2746 Talwrn Talwrn Settlement SJ2947 Talwrn Green Tallarn Green Settlement SJ4444 Tan-y-fron Tan-y-fron Tanyfron Settlement SJ2952 Three Fingers Three Fingers Settlement SJ4541 Trefalun Trefalun Trevalyn Settlement SJ3756 Trefechan Trefechan Settlement SJ2645 Tregeiriog Tregeiriog Settlement SJ1733 Wallington Wallington Settlement SJ4145 Y Waun Chirk Settlement SJ2937 Wern Wern Settlement SJ2750 Whitewell Whitewell Settlement SJ4941 Worthenbury Worthenbury Settlement SJ4246 Wrecsam Wrexham Settlement SJ3350
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