CYNON VALLEY PLACE-NAMES

Aberaman

Aberaman House,see Aberaman

Aberaman Ironworks,see Aberaman

Aberaman Ycha/Isha,see Aberaman

Abercwmboi

Abercynon

Aberdare

Aberdare Canal,see Cwm-bach & Abercynon

Aberdare Cemetery,see Trecynon

Aberdare Hospital,see Abernant-y-wenallt

Aberdare Junction,see Abercynon

Aberdare Park,see Trecynon

Aberffrwd

Abergwair,see Abergwawr

Abergwawr

Abergwawr St see Abergwawr

Abernant House,see Abernant-y-wenallt

Abernant Ironworks,see Abernant-y-wenallt

Abernant Station,see Abernant-y-wenallt

Abernant-y-groes Uchaf/Isaf,see Blaennant-y-groes

Abernant-y-wenallt

Aberpennar

Abertaf a cynon,see Abercynon

afallen,see Aberdare

Alaw Goch,see Ynyscynon

Allen's town,see Caegarw

Alltwen,see Abernant-y-wenallt

Amanw, see Aberaman

Ammanford,see Aberaman

Andover,see Dyffryn

animals in place-names,see Penderyn

Arberth,see Perthcelyn

arosfa,see Y Werfa

Ash grove,see Llwyn-onn

Avon,see Aberffrwd

Bailey,Crawshay,see Aberaman

banhadlog,see Gelli -dafolog

Bannow,Wexford,see Aberaman

banw,see Aberaman & Cwmaman

banwen,see Gelli-dafolog

Bargoed,see Bwlch-y-Lladron

Basin,see Abercynon

Bedlinog,see Ystradfellte

Bedo,see Nyth-bran

Bedwellty,see Ystradfellte

Bedwlwyn,see Cwmaman

bedwos,see Y Rugos

Beeches Nursing Home,the,see Maerdy

Began,see Tyntetown

Bigwn,Y,see Cefn Rugos

blaen as a place-name element,see Blaen-gwawr

Blaenau Gwent,see Blaen-gwawr

Blaenau Ffestiniog,see Blaen-gwawr

Blaenau'r Dyffrynoedd,see Blaengwawr

Blaen-gwawr

Blaen-nant-y-groes

Blaenaman,see Cwmaman

Blaennant,see Abernant

Blaen y wenallt,see Abernant-y-wenallt

bod as a place-name element,see Bodwigiad

Bodwigiad

Bolgoed,see Cefn Rugos

Bon-y-groes,see Blaen-nant-y-groes

Braich yr hwch,see Cefn Rugos

Bron Iestyn,see Hirwaun

Brondeg,see Cefn Rugos

Brown's Pit,see Cwmaman

Broxhead & Broxted,see Penderyn

Bruce,Henry Austin,see Dyffryn

brwynog,see Gelli-dafolog,Trebanog

Brychan,see Blaengwawr

Brycheiniog,see Blaengwawr

Brynaman,see Aberaman

Bryn-glas,see Y Darran-las

Bryn-syfi,see Gelli-dafolog

bwl as a place-name element,see Ynys-y-bwl

Bwlch-y-lladron

Bwllfa

Bwllfa-Dare Colliery,see Bwllfa

caber,see Penrhiwceibr

Cadole,see Bwlch-y-Lladron

Cae Cristinas,see Blaen-nant-y-groes

Cae Felin Parc Parc Cae'r Felin

Cae-garw

Cae'r ty uchaf,see Ty-fry

Cae ysgubor,see Ysgubor-wen

Candover,see Dyffryn

Canon St,see Hirwaun

cantref,see Meisgyn

Cap Coch,see Abercwmboi

Carnetown

Cau-glas,see Dyffryn

cawn, see Gelli-dafolog

Cefn as a place-name element,see Cefn Rugos

Cefn Rugos

Cefn-y-don

Cefndrum,see Cefn Rugos

Cefnmabli,see Tyntetown

Cefnpennar

ceirch,see Gelli-dafolog

Celynen,river,see Aberdare

celynnog,see Gelli-dafolog,Trebanog

celli,see Gelli-dafolog

Cerdinen,see Mountain Ash & Cwm-bach

chevron,see Penrhiwceibr

Cilgeti,see Ynys-boeth

Cilsanws,see Blaen-gwawr

Circulating Schools,see Pontcynon

clovers,see Gelli-dafolog

Clydach, see Abercwmboi

clyn and glyn interchanging,see Meisgyn

Clyn Gwyn,see Meisgyn & Abercwmboi

Cobbler's Row,see Tre-nant

Coed Ffos-ceibr,see Penrhiw-ceibr

coediog,see Trebanog

coedcae,see Cae Felin Parc & Llwydcoed

Cole,river,see Aberdare

Comin,Ysgol-y-,see Trecynon

commote,see Meisgyn

Craig-y-bwlch,see Bwlch-y-lladron

Crookebotruan,see Bodwigiad

cross,as a symbol and boundary marker,see

blaen-nant-y-groes

Cwar Llwyn-onn,see Llwyn-onn

cwm as a place-name element,see Cwmaman

Cwm Cynon

Cwm Ynysmintan

Cwm-bach

Cwmaman

Cwmdare

Cwmneuol

Cwmpennar

Cwmrhyd-y-ceirw,see Bwlch-y-Lladron

cynddaredd,see Aberdare

cynhesfa,see Y Werfa

Cynn pers name,see Meisgyn

Cynnon Farm,see Abernant-y-wenallt

Cynog,see Blaengwawr

Cynon,river,see Abercynon

Cynvoi pers name, see Abercwmboi

Dai,see Nyth-bran

Dar,see Aberdare

Dare Foundry,see Foundry Town

Daren,see Aberdare

Daron,see Aberdare

Darran-las,Y

Dart,river,see Aberdare

Darwen,see Aberdare

Dean St,see Hirwaun

Deep Duffryn Colliery,see Dyffryn

Dei,Deio,see Nyth-bran

Deicws,Deicyn,see Nyth-bran

Derravarragh,see Aberdare

Derrylough,see Aberdare

Dervonae,see Aberdare

Derwennydd,see Aberdare

Derwent,see Aberdare

dialect,see Nyth-Bran

disgwylfa,see Y Werfa

Dolgynog,see Blaengwawr

Dover,see Dyffryn

dreiniog,see Trebanog

dreinos,see Y Rugos

drum as a place-name element,see Cefn Rugos

Dugoed,see Llwydcoed

dwfr as a place-name element,see Dyffryn

dyar,see Aberdare

Dyffryn

Dyllas,Y

eirinog,see Gelli-dafolog

eithinog,see Gelli-dafolog

Epynt,see Dyffryn

esgair,see Abercwmboi & Cwmaman

Esgair Llaithdir,see Cwmaman

Eversheads,see Penderyn

ewigiaid,see Bodwigiad

fallan,see Gelli-dafolog

Farcet,see Penderyn

Fedw-hir,see Aberdare

fetchys,see Gelli-dafolog

ffa'r palog,see Gelli-dafolog

fforch as a place-name element,see Fforchaman

Fforch-don,see Cefn-y-don

Fforch-wen

Fforchaman

Fforchneuol

Fforest Uchaf,see Newtown

Ffrwd,see Aberffrwd

Ffynon Groyw,see Bwlch-y-Lladron

Fochriw,Y,see Cefn Rugos

Foundry Town

Gabrosentum,see Dyffryn

Gadlys,Y

Games,Richard,see Bodwigiad

Gamlyn,Y,see Pen-y-waun

Gardd Aberdar,see Abercwmboi

garth as a place-name element,see Cefnpennar

Gateshead,see Penderyn

gelli as an element in CV place-names,see Gelli Dafolog

Gelli-ben-uchel,see Gelli-dafolog

Gelli Bur,Y,see Gelli-dafolog

Gelli-dafolog

Gelli Dawal,Y,see Gelli-dafolog

Gelli-deg,Y,see Gelli-dafolog

Gelli-ddu,Y,see Gelli-dafolog

Gelli-fach,Y,see Gelli-dafolog

Gelli Fanaches,see Gelli-dafolog

Gelli Fendigaid,see Gelli-dafolog

Gelli Ffynhonnau,see Gelli-dafolog

Gelli-lwch,see Gelli-dafolog

Gelli-neuadd,see Gelli-dafolog

Gelli-tarw,see Gelli-dafolog

Gelli Wrgan,see Gelli-dafolog

Gerynt,Y,see Dyffryn

Gibbon,pers name,see Tregibbon

Glamorgan Canal,see Abercynon

glan and llan interchanging,see Glancynon

glan as an element in CV place-names,see Glancynon

Glanaman,see Aberaman

Glancynon

Glandare,see Glancynon

Glanffrwd,see Glancynon & Aberffrwd

Glanynys,see Glancynon

glas,see Y Darran-las

Glascoed,see Llwydcoed

Glascote,see Llwydcoed

Glasgow,see Darran-las

Gloucester St,see Hirwaun

Glynhafod,see Hafod

Godreaman

Golden Post,The,see Ynyscynon

gorffwysfa,see Y Werfa

grug,see Y Rugos

grugog,see Gelli-dafolog

grugos,see Y Rugos

Gurnos,see Y Rugos

Guto and other pet names,see Nyth Bran

Gwar-y-scwd,see Cefn Rugos

Gwastad Onnos,see Gelli-dafolog

gwaun, see Hirwaun

Gwawr,see Blaen-gwawr

Gwenallt,see Abernant-y-wenallt

gwenith,see Gelli-dafolog

Gwenno,see Nyth-bran

Gwentian dialect,see Ystradfellte,& Cwm

Ynysmintan

Gwerfa

gwern as a place-name element,see Gwernifor

gwernen,see Gelli-dafolog

Gwern-y-pawl,see Penderyn

Gwernifor

Gwigiad,see Bodwigiad

Gwili,see Aberffrwd

gwinydd,gweinydd,see Gelli-dafolog

gwrageddos,see Gelli-dafolog

Gwrgant,pers name,see Hirwaun

Gwynno,pers name,see Llanwynno

Gwys,see Aberaman

Hafod-wen

Haidd,see Gelli-dafolog

Haiddog,see Gelli-dafolog

Hall St,see Hirwaun

Haydock,see Gelli-dafolog

Helygen,see Aberdare

Helygos,see Gelli-dafolog

Hendre,Hendy,see Hafod

Hen-dy-cwrdd,see Trecynon

Heol-y-felin,see Trecynon

Hirwaun Iron Works,see Hirwaun

Hirwaun

Huwcyn,see Nyth-bran

Hwch,see Aberaman

Hwlcyn,see Nyth-bran

hwnt, as a place-name element, see Ty Draw

hynt,see Dyffryn

hypocoristic or pet names,see Nyth Bran

Ianto,see Nyth-bran

Iestyn,see Hirwaun

Ilfracombe,see Cwmaman

inis for ynys,see Ynys-boeth

Iori,Ioryn,see Nyth-bran

Kanturk,see Penderyn

Kendon,see Cefn-y-don

Kenwyn,see Cefn Rugos

Kincon,see Penderyn

Kinneigh,see Penderyn

Jones,Gruffydd,Llanddowror,see Pontcynon

Junction Hotel,see Abercynon

Leam,see Aberdare

Lemon,see Aberdare

les Cevennes,see Cefn Rugos

Letoceto,see Llwydcoed

Lewsyn,see Nyth-bran

Lichfield,see Llwydcoed

loaf of bread,see Ynyswendraeth

lladron,see Bwlch-y-lladron

llan as a place-name element,see Llanwynno

Llanbradach,see Glancynon

Llancaeach,see Glancynon

Llandafen,see Glancynon

Llanedeyrn,see Tyntetown

Llanmorlais,see Glancynon

Llanpumsaint,see Llanwynno

Llantrisant,see Llanwynno

Llanwynno

Llawhaden,see Cefn Rugos

Llechwen,see Ystradfellte

Lletty-shenkyn,see Cwm-bach

llety as a place-name element,see Llety-turner

Llety'r Adar,see Llety-turner

Llety'r Filiast,see Llety-turner

Llety'r Fran,see Llety-turner

Llety'r Llygoden,see Llety-turner

Llety-gariad,see Llety-turner

Llety-llyffant,see Llety-turner

Llety-turner

Llio,see Nyth-bran

Llwydarth,see Cefnpennar

Llwydcoed

llwyfen,see Aberdare

Llwyn-celyn,see Perthcelyn

Llwyn y dadleu,see Y Gadlys

Llwyn-onn

Llygad Cynon,see Cefn Rugos

Lygos,see Y Rugos,Gelli-dafolog

Lymn,see Aberdare

Maenor Gwynno,see Llanwynno

Maerdre,see Maerdy

Maerdy

Maes-y-dre,see Hirwaun

Maes y rhydiau,see Cae Felin Parc

Maescynon

Malvern,see Cwmaman

Manorbier,seeYnys-boeth

Mardy House,see Maerdy

Mayberry,John,see Hirwaun

Meg,see Nyth-bran

Meisgyn Miskin

melarian,see Gelli-dafolog

Melinaberaman, see Aberaman

Mellte,river-name,see Ystradfellte

Merthyr,Lord,see Maerdy

Minton,pers name,see Cwm Ynysmintan

Miskin Manor,see Meisgyn

Moel yr Hyddod,see Cwmaman

Molly,see Nyth-bran

Morris,Pit,St,see Cwmaman

Mountain Ash,see Aberpennar

Mountain Ash Inn,see Aberpennar

Mountain Ash RFC,see Dyffryn

mynedfa,see Y Werfa

Names and surnames in place-names,see Cwm Ynysmintan

Nanno,see Nyth-bran

nant,see Blaennant-y-groes

Nant Tynplancau,see Penrhiw-ceibr

Nant-y-geugarn,see Ynyscynon

Nant-yr-afallen,see Aberdare

Nant-y-wenallt

Narberth,see Perthcelyn

National Eisteddfod,see Aberpennar

Navigation,see Abercynon

Navigation House,see Abercynon

navvies, see Abercynon

Nebo Chapel,see Hirwaun

Neuol,see Fforchneuol

Newtown

Nicky Nocky, see Aberaman

Nyth-bran

-og, as a suffix,see Gelli-dafolog

onn,see Llwyn-onn

Onnos,see Y Rugos

-os,as a suffix, see Y Rugos & Gelli-dafolog

Pandy,see Trebanog

Pandy Tudur,see Bwlch-y-Lladron

pannau,see Trebanog

Pant Farm Estate,see Cwm-bach

Pant-y-cerdin,see Cwm-bach

Pant-y-gerddinen,see Cwm-bach

Pantynenbren,see Penrhiw-ceibr

Parc Cae'r Felin

Parc Dyffryn Pennar,see Dyffryn

Parc Newydd,see Carnetown

parts of the body and place-names,see Cefn Rugos

pebyll,-au, see Gelli-dafolog

Peggy,see Nyth-bran

Pembroke St,see Hirwaun

Penberthy,see Perthcelyn

Pen Hydd,see Penderyn

Pen March,see Penderyn

Pen Ychen,see Penderyn

Pen yr Afr,see Penderyn

Pen yr Hwrdd,see Penderyn

Pen-carrow,see Penderyn

Pen-kivel,see Penderyn

Pen-vrane,see Penderyn

Pen-y-waun

Penderyn

Penicuick,see Penderyn

Pennar,see Aberpennar

Penrhiw Cradoc,see Penrhiw-ceibr

Penrhiw werfa,see Penrhiw-ceibr

Penrhiw ymenyn,see Penrhiw-ceibr

Penrhiw'r Mynach,see Penrhiw-ceibr

Penrhiw'r porthmon,see Penrhiw-ceibr

Penrhiw-angen,see Penrhiw-ceibr

Penrhiw-ceibr

Penrhiw-las,see Penrhiw-ceibr

Penrhiw-llech,see Penrhiw-ceibr

Pentrebach,see Abernant-y-wenallt

Pentyrch,see Penderyn

Penychen,see Meisgyn

Perth,Sco see Perthcelyn

Perthcelyn

Perthgelyn,see Perthcelyn

Perthi-llwydion,see Perthcelyn

Pertholau,see Perthcelyn

plantos,see Gelli-dafolog

plants in CV place-names,see, Gelli Dafolog

plas, as a place-name element, see Plas Draw

Plas draw

Plas y Dyffryn,see Mountain Ash

poeth as a place-name element,see Ynys-boeth

Poets and place-names,see Aberffrwd

Pontargynon,see Pontcynon

Pontbren-llwyd

Pontcynon

Pont Mynydd-y-gerdinen,see Aberpennar

Pontyclun,see Bwlch-y-Lladron

porfa,see Y Werfa

Powell Duffryn Co see Aberaman & Dyffryn

pwllfa,see Bwllfa

Pwll-y-dylluan,see Penderyn

pys,see Gelli-dafolog

Rammell Report,see Tre-nant

rhedyn,see Gelli-dafolog

rhedynog,see Gelli-dafolog

rhedynos,see Y Rugos

Rhiwmenich,see Ty-fry

rhodfa,see Y Werfa

Rhondda,Viscount,see Ysgubor-wen

Rhos-gwawr,see Blaen-gwawr

Rhos Wenallt,see Abernant

Rhufawn,pers name,see Bodwigiad

rhyg,see Gelli-dafolog

Roberts,James Lewis,see Robertstown

Robertstown Tresalem

rowan,see Mountain Ash

Rugos,Y

rye grass,see Gelli-dafolog

Sais,see Fforchneuol

Salem,see Robertstown

Sanos,see Blaen-gwawr

Seymour St,see Hirwaun

sgwrfa,see Y Werfa,

Shepherds,Arms,Pit,see Cwmaman

Shepshead,see Penderyn

Shoni Sgubor-fawr,see Pontbren-llwyd

Sketty,see Ynys-boeth

surnames and pers names,see Cwm Ynysmintan

Swineshead & Swinesherd,see Penderyn

syfi,see Gelli-dafolog

tafolog,see Gelli-dafolog

Tangwystl,see Blaen-gwawr

tap-house,see Trap

tarran,tarren,see Y Darran-las

tawlu,see Ynys-y-bwl

Telynog,see Cwm-bach

Tir as a place-name element,see Aber-gwawr

Tir Dafydd Sais,see Fforchneuol

Tir Evan y gof,see Abergwawr

Tir y Vodwen, see Hafod

Tir-bach,see Cwm-bach

Tir-y-founder,see Cwm-bach

Tir-y-Iorin,see Abergwawr

Ton as a place-name element,see Cefn-y-don

Ton-coch,see Cefn-y-don

Ton Dafydd Bengyrch,see Cefn-y-don

Ton-glwyd-fawr,see Cefn-y-don

Ton-llwyd,see Cefn-y-don

totemism,see Penderyn

Trallwng,Y,see Cefn Rugos

Trap

tref as a place-name element,see Trecynon

Tre Telynog,see Cwmbach

Tre-nant

Trealaw,see Ynyscynon

Treaman, see Aberaman

Trebanog

Trebanos,see Y Rugos

Trecynon

trees in CV place-names, see Aberdare

Tregibbon Tregibwn

Tresalem,see Robertstown

Tre Telynog,see Cwm-bach

trewynau,see Gelli-dafolog

trip, see Trap

Troed-rhiw-forest,see Newtown

Troon,Sco see Cefn Rugos

trum as a place-name element,see Cefn Rugos

Trwyn Llwyd,see Cefn Rugos

Tudful,pers name,see Blaen-gwawr

Tunnel,the,see Blaen-nant-y-groes

turner, see Llety-turner

TVR see Abercynon

Twrch,see Aberaman

twlu,see Ynys-y-bwl

Ty-draw

Ty-fry

tyllest,see Y Dyllas

Ty-llwyd,see Cwm-bach and

Blaen-nant-y-groes

Tynte,Charles Kemys,see Tyntetown

Tyntetown

Ty'n-y-ton,see Cefn-y-don

Ty'r Arlwydd,see Meisgyn

Ty'r ysgol,see Pontcynon

Vale of Neath Railway,see Abernant-y-wenallt

Vaynor,see Llanwynno

Vole,y,see Penderyn

Warren,see Aberdar

Waun Ysgubor,see Ysgubor-wen

Weatherall St,see Hirwaun

Wendover,see Dyffryn

Werfa,Y

Wernos,Y,see Y Rugos

Whitcombe St,see Hirwaun

Winscombe,see Cwmaman

Y preceding place-names,see Y Dyllas

ynys as a place-name element,see Ynys-boeth

Ynys Byr, see Ynys-boeth

Ynys Daf,see Ynys-boeth

Ynys Enlli,see Ynys-boeth

Ynys fain,see Ynys-boeth

Ynys Fawr,see Ynys-boeth

Ynys Glandwr,see Ynys-boeth

Ynys Mon,see Ynys-boeth

Ynys pwll-llif,see Dyffryn

Ynys-boeth

Ynys-lwyd

Ynys-y-bwl

Ynysawdre,see Hafod

Ynyscynon

Ynyswendraeth

yonder,see Ty-draw

Yr Ynys,see Ynys-boeth

ysgallog,see Gelli-dafolog

Ysgubor-fawr,see Pontbren-llwyd

Ysgubor-wen

ystrad as a place-name element,see Ystradfellte

Ystradfellte