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Many historic sources, such as censuses, civil registration documents or wills may give different versions of a place name and be prepared for some strange spelling variations!  
Many historic sources, such as censuses, civil registration documents or wills may give different versions of a place name and be prepared for some strange spelling variations!  


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| Aberdyfi  
| Aberdyfi  
| <strike>Aberdovey</strike>  
| <strike>Aberdovey</strike>  
| <br>
| Merionethshire
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| Abergwaun  
| Abergwaun  
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| Aberteifi  
| Aberteifi  
| Cardigan (town)  
| Cardigan (''the town'')  
| Cardiganshire
| Cardiganshire
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| Caerfyrddin  
| Caerfyrddin  
| Carmarthen  
| Carmarthen  
| Carmartheshire
| Carmarthenshire
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| Caerffili  
| Caerffili  
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| Cas-gwent  
| Cas-gwent  
| Chepstow  
| Chepstow  
| Monmoutshire
| Monmouthshire
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| Casnewydd  
| Casnewydd  
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| Castell-nedd  
| Castell-nedd  
| Neath  
| Neath  
| Glamorga
| Glamorgam
|-
|-
| Cegidfa  
| Cegidfa  
| Guilsfield  
| Guilsfield  
| Montgomershire
| Montgomeryshire
|-
|-
| Cei Conna  
| Cei Conna  
| Connah's Quay  
| Connah's Quay  
| Flinshire
| Flintshire
|-
|-
| Ceredigion or Sir Aberteifi  
| Ceredigion or Sir Aberteifi  
| Cardiganshire  
| Cardiganshire  
| Cardiganshire<br>
| Cardiganshire
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| Chwitffordd  
| Chwitffordd  
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| Coed-duon  
| Coed-duon  
| Blackwood  
| Blackwood  
| Monmouthshire<br>
| Monmouthshire
|-
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| Coed Llai  
| Coed Llai  
| Leeswood  
| Leeswood  
| Flintshire<br>
| Flintshire
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|-
| Conwy  
| Conwy  
| <strike>Conway</strike>  
| <strike>Conway</strike>  
| Caernarfomshire<br>
| Caernarfomshire
|-
|-
| Croesgob  
| Croesgob  
| Bistre  
| Bistre  
| Flinshire
| Flintshire
|-
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| Crucywel  
| Crucywel  
| Crickhowell  
| Crickhowell  
| Breconshire<br>
| Breconshire
|-
|-
| Cydweli  
| Cydweli  
| Kidwelly  
| Kidwelly  
| Carmarthenshire<br>
| Carmarthenshire
|-
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| Dinbych  
| Dinbych  
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| Pembrokshire
| Pembrokshire
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| Diserth
| Diserth  
| Dyserth
| Dyserth  
| Flintshire
| Flintshire
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| Ffordun  
| Ffordun  
| Forden  
| Forden  
| Montgomertshire
| Montgomeryshire
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| Gallt Melyd  
| Gallt Melyd  
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| Glyn Ebwy  
| Glyn Ebwy  
| Ebbw Vale  
| Ebbw Vale  
| Monmouthshire<br>
| Monmouthshire
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| Helygain  
| Helygain  
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| Llanandras  
| Llanandras  
| Presteigne  
| Presteigne  
| Radnorshire<br>
| Radnorshire
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|-
| Llanbedr Pont Steffan  
| Llanbedr Pont Steffan  
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| Llandrindod  
| Llandrindod  
| Llandrindod Wells  
| Llandrindod Wells  
| Radnorshire<br>
| Radnorshire
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|-
| Llansansiôr<br>
| Llansansiôr
| St. George<br>
| St. George
| Denbighshire<br>
| Denbighshire
|-
|-
| Llandysilio&nbsp;yn Iâl  
| Llandysilio yn Iâl  
| Llantysilio  
| Llantysilio  
| Denbigshire
| Denbighshire
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| Llanelwy  
| Llanelwy  
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| Llanelli  
| Llanelli  
| <strike>Llanelly</strike>  
| <strike>Llanelly</strike>  
| Carmarthenshire<br>
| Carmarthenshire
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|-
| Llaneurgain  
| Llaneurgain  
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| Flintshire
| Flintshire
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| Llanfair ym muallt
| Llanfair ym Muallt
| Builth Wells  
| Builth Wells  
| Radnorshire<br>
| Radnorshire
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|-
| Llanfor  
| Llanfor  
| <strike>Llanfawr</strike>  
| <strike>Llanfawr</strike>  
| Merionethshire<br>
| Merionethshire
|-
|-
| Llanilltud Fawr  
| Llanilltud Fawr  
| Llantwit Major  
| Llantwit Major  
| Glamorgan<br>
| Glamorgan
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|-
| Llanisien  
| Llanisien  
| Llanishen  
| Llanishen  
| Glamorgan<br>
| Glamorgan
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| Llannerch Banna  
| Llannerch Banna  
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| Llanymddyfri  
| Llanymddyfri  
| Llandovery  
| Llandovery  
| Breconshire<br>
| Breconshire
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| Llwchwr  
| Llwchwr  
| <strike>Loughor</strike>  
| <strike>Loughor</strike>  
| Glamorgan<br>
| Glamorgan
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| Maesglas  
| Maesglas  
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| Maesyfed  
| Maesyfed  
| New Radnor  
| New Radnor  
| Radnorshire<br>
| Radnorshire
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|-
| Marchwiail  
| Marchwiail  
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| Pen-y-bont (ar Ogwr)  
| Pen-y-bont (ar Ogwr)  
| Bridgend  
| Bridgend  
| Glamorgan<br>
| Glamorgan
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| Ponciau  
| Ponciau  
| <strike>Ponkey</strike>  
| <strike>Ponkey</strike>  
| Denbighshire<br>
| Denbighshire
|-
|-
| Porthaethwy  
| Porthaethwy  
| Menai Bridge  
| Menai Bridge  
| Anglesey<br>
| Anglesey
|-
|-
| Porthmadog  
| Porthmadog  
| <strike>Portmadoc</strike>  
| <strike>Portmadoc</strike>  
| Caernarfonshire<br>
| Caernarfonshire
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| Porth Tywyn  
| Porth Tywyn  
| Burry Port  
| Burry Port  
| Carmarthenshire<br>
| Carmarthenshire
|-
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| Rhaeadr  
| Rhaeadr  
| Rhayader  
| Rhayader  
| Radnorshire<br>
| Radnorshire
|-
|-
| Rhaglan  
| Rhaglan  
| Raglan  
| Raglan  
| Monmouthshire<br>
| Monmouthshire
|-
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| Rhiwabon  
| Rhiwabon  
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