Glamorgan Contents

Place names in Glamorgan

Which have alternative spellings 
or have changed completely

The original list was of Welsh place names with their English equivalents (not direct translations necessarily) - and some obscure names 
This had been revised and updated by Richard Morgan in 2004; it has no sources shown [but probably some at least based on [PRW]]

That original list  has now been extended to include other place names which have changed in some way over time, these later additions are indicated by an * and are simply shown as alternatives without reference to which version is current - use your browser's Find facility to search both columns.
Some of the entries from  C19th Topographical Dictionaries may look a bit 'Anglicised 'but are included either because they suggest the original  origin or may be the name version being looked for.

The list doesn't include minor spelling variations, a single L for LL or those caused by use of the English K for C. or V for F.

Sources/Further References to place names

• Deric John   [DJ]
• A Gazetteer of Welsh Place-Names by Elwyn Davies   [Davies]
• The Place-Names of Wales by Hywel Wyn Owen    [Owen]
• Parish Registers of Wales     NLW          [PRW]
• A Topographical Dictionary of Wales by Samuel [Lewis] 1833  (on Genuki)         [Lewis]
• A Topographical Dictionary of The Dominion of Wales by Nicholas Carlisle, London, 1811.      [Carlisle]
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• The National Gazetteer of Wales - which has some alternative names too
• Archives Network Wales place name index - which has some alternative names too
• West Glamorgan Archive Service for an extensive list of place names in West Glamorgan
• Some place-names in south Wales and their etymologies   Deric John's site
• Welsh Origins of Place Names in Britain - on the Ordnance Survey site
• Glossary of Welsh Place Name Elements - on John Ball's site
• There is a list of place names in Glamorgan and their parishes on this site

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