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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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{| width="99%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" border="1" style="margin: 1em auto" class="wikitable sortable"
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|-
! width="30%" | Welsh Name  
! width="33%" | Welsh Name  
! width="30%" | English Name
! width="33%" | English Name  
! width="33%" | Historic County
|-
|-
| Aberafan  
| Aberafan  
| Aberavon
| Aberavon  
| Glamorgan
|-
| Aberconwy
| <strike>Aberconway</strike>
| Caernarfonshire
|-
|-
| Abercynffig  
| Abercynffig  
| Aberkenfig
| Aberkenfig  
| Glamorgan
|-
|-
| Aberdâr  
| Aberdâr  
| Aberdare
| Aberdare  
| Glamorgan
|-
|-
| Aberdaugleddau  
| Aberdaugleddau  
| Milford Haven
| Milford Haven  
| Pembrokeshire
|-
|-
| Aberdyfi  
| Aberdyfi  
| <strike>Aberdovey</strike>
| <strike>Aberdovey</strike>  
| Merionethshire
|-
|-
| Abergwaun  
| Abergwaun  
| Fishguard
| Fishguard  
| Pembrokeshire
|-
| Aberhonddu
| Brecon
| Breconshire
|-
|-
| Abermaw  
| Abermaw  
| Barmouth
| Barmouth  
| Merionethshire
|-
|-
| Aberpennar  
| Aberpennar  
| Mountain Ash
| Mountain Ash  
| Glamorgan
|-
|-
| Aberhonddu
| Aberriw
| Brecon
| Berriew
| Montgomershire
|-
|-
| Abertawe  
| Abertawe  
| Swansea
| Swansea  
| Glamorgan
|-
|-
| Aberteifi  
| Aberteifi  
| Cardigan (town)
| Cardigan (''the town'')  
| Cardiganshire
|-
|-
| Arbeth  
| Arbeth  
| Narbeth
| Narbeth  
| Pembrokeshire
|-
|-
| Bangor Is Y Coed  
| Bae Colwyn
| Bangor On Dee
| Colwyn Bay
| Denbighshire
|-
| Bangor is y Coed  
| Bangor on Dee  
| Flintshire
|-
| Biwmares
| Beaumaris
| Anglesey
|-
|-
| Blaenafon  
| Blaenafon  
| Blaenavon
| Blaenavon  
| Monmouthshire
|-
|-
| Brychdyn  
| Brychdyn  
| Broughton
| Broughton  
| Flintshire
|-
|-
| Brynbuga  
| Brynbuga  
| Usk
| Usk  
| Monmouthshire
|-
|-
| Bwcle  
| Bwcle  
| Buckley
| Buckley  
| Flintshire
|-
| Caer
| Chester
| Cheshire
|-
|-
| Caerdydd  
| Caerdydd  
| Cardiff
| Cardiff  
| Glamorgan
|-
|-
| Caerfyrddin  
| Caerfyrddin  
| Carmarthen
| Carmarthen  
| Carmarthenshire
|-
|-
| Caerffili  
| Caerffili  
| Caerphilly
| Caerphilly  
| Glamorgan
|-
|-
| Caergybi  
| Caergybi  
| Holyhead
| Holyhead  
| Anglesey
|-
|-
| Caernarfon  
| Caernarfon  
| <strike>Carnarvon</strike> or <strike>Caernarvon</strike>
| <strike>Carnarvon</strike> or <strike>Caernarvon</strike>  
| Caernarfonshire
|-
|-
| Cas-gwent  
| Cas-gwent  
| Chepstow
| Chepstow  
| Monmouthshire
|-
|-
| Casnewydd  
| Casnewydd  
| Newport (Gwent)
| Newport  
| Monmouthshire
|-
|-
| Castellnewydd Emlyn  
| Castellnewydd Emlyn  
| Newcastle Emlyn
| Newcastle Emlyn  
| Carmarthenshire
|-
|-
| Castell-nedd  
| Castell-nedd  
| Neath
| Neath  
| Glamorgan
|-
| Cegidfa
| Guilsfield
| Montgomeryshire
|-
|-
| Cei Conna  
| Cei Conna  
| Connah's Quay
| Connah's Quay  
| Flintshire
|-
|-
| Ceredigion or Sir Aberteifi  
| Ceredigion or Sir Aberteifi  
| Cardiganshire
| Cardiganshire
| Cardiganshire
|-
|-
| Chwitffordd  
| Chwitffordd  
| Whitford
| Whitford  
| Flintshire
|-
|-
| Coed-duon  
| Coed-duon  
| Blackwood
| Blackwood  
| Monmouthshire
|-
|-
| Coed Llai  
| Coed Llai  
| Leeswood
| Leeswood  
| Flintshire
|-
|-
| Conwy  
| Conwy  
| <strike>Conway</strike>
| <strike>Conway</strike>  
| Caernarfonshire
|-
| Croesesgob
| Bistre
| Flintshire
|-
| Croesoswallt
| Oswestry
| Shropshire
|-
|-
| Crucywel  
| Crucywel  
| Crickhowell
| Crickhowell  
| Breconshire
|-
|-
| Cydweli  
| Cydweli  
| Kidwelly
| Kidwelly  
| Carmarthenshire
|-
|-
| Dinbych  
| Dinbych  
| Denbigh
| Denbigh  
| Denbighshire
|-
|-
| Dinbych y Pysgod  
| Dinbych y Pysgod  
| Tenby
| Tenby  
| Pembrokeshire
|-
| Diserth
| Dyserth
| Flintshire
|-
| Trenewydd or Y Drenewydd
| Newtown
| Montgomeryshire
|-
|-
| Erbistog  
| Erbistog  
| Erbistock
| Erbistock  
| Denbighshire
|-
|-
| Eryri  
| Eryri  
| Snowdonia
| Snowdonia  
| -<br>
|-
| Ffordun
| Forden
| Montgomeryshire
|-
| Gallt Melyd
| Meliden
| Flintshire
|-
| Glanyrafon
| Southsea
| Denbighshire
|-
|-
| Glyn Ebwy  
| Glyn Ebwy  
| Ebbw Vale
| Ebbw Vale  
| Monmouthshire
|-
|-
| Helygain  
| Helygain  
| Halkyn
| Halkyn  
| Flintshire
|-
| Iscoed
| Iscoyd or Whitewell
| Flintshire
|-
| Llai
| Llay
| Denbighshire
|-
|-
| Llanandras  
| Llanandras  
| Presteigne
| Presteigne  
| Radnorshire
|-
|-
| Llanbedr Pont Steffan  
| Llanbedr Pont Steffan  
| Lampeter
| Lampeter  
| Cardiganshire
|-
|-
| Llandrindod  
| Llandrindod  
| Llandrindod Wells
| Llandrindod Wells  
| Radnorshire
|-
| Llansansiôr
| St. George
| Denbighshire
|-
| Llandysilio yn Iâl
| Llantysilio
| Denbighshire
|-
|-
| Llanelwy  
| Llanelwy  
| St. Asaph
| St. Asaph  
| Flintshire
|-
|-
| Llanelli  
| Llanelli  
| <strike>Llanelly</strike>
| <strike>Llanelly</strike>  
| Carmarthenshire
|-
|-
| Llaneurgain  
| Llaneurgain  
| Northop
| Northop  
| Flintshire
|-
|-
| Llanfair-ym-muallt
| Llanfair ym Muallt
| Builth Wells
| Builth Wells  
| Radnorshire
|-
| Llanfarthin
| St Martins
| Shropshire
|-
|-
| Llanfor  
| Llanfor  
| <strike>Llanfawr</strike>
| <strike>Llanfawr</strike>  
| Merionethshire
|-
|-
| Llanilltud Fawr  
| Llanilltud Fawr  
| Llantwit Major
| Llantwit Major  
| Glamorgan
|-
|-
| Llanisien  
| Llanisien  
| Llanishen
| Llanishen  
| Glamorgan
|-
|-
| Llannerch Panna
| Llannerch Banna
| Penley
| Penley  
| Flintshire
|-
|-
| Llanymddyfri  
| Llanymddyfri  
| Llandovery
| Llandovery  
| Breconshire
|-
|-
| Llwchwr  
| Llwchwr  
| <strike>Loughor</strike>
| <strike>Loughor</strike>  
| Glamorgan
|-
| Llys Bedydd
| Bettisfield
| Flintshire
|-
| Maesglas
| Greenfield
| Flintshire
|-
|-
| Maesyfed  
| Maesyfed  
| New Radnor
| New Radnor  
| Radnorshire
|-
|-
| Marchwiail  
| Marchwiail  
| Marchwiel
| Marchwiel  
| Denbighshire
|-
|-
| Merthyr Tudful  
| Merthyr Tudful  
| Merthyr Tydfil
| Merthyr Tydfil  
| Glamorgan
|-
|-
| Mwynglawdd  
| Mwynglawdd  
| Minera
| Minera  
| Denbighshire
|-
| Nercwys
| <strike>Nerquis</strike>
| Flintshire
|-
| Niwbwrch
| Newborough
| Anglesey
|-
|-
| Owrtyn  
| Owrtyn  
| Overton
| Overton  
| Flintshire
|-
|-
| Penarlâg  
| Penarlâg  
| Hawarden
| Hawarden  
| Flintshire
|-
| Penbedw
| Birkenhead
| Cheshire
|-
|-
| Penfro  
| Penfro  
| Pembroke
| Pembroke  
| Pembrokeshire
|-
| Penystrywaid
| Penstrowed
| Montgomeryshire
|-
| Pentrehobyn
| Pentrobin
| Flintshire
|-
| Pentre Moch
| Northop Hall
| Flintshire
|-
|-
| Pen-y-bont (ar Ogwr)  
| Pen-y-bont (ar Ogwr)  
| Bridgend
| Bridgend  
| Glamorgan
|-
|-
| Ponciau  
| Ponciau  
| <strike>Ponkey</strike>
| <strike>Ponkey</strike>  
| Denbighshire
|-
| Porffordd
| Pulford
| Cheshire
|-
|-
| Porthaethwy  
| Porthaethwy  
| Menai Bridge
| Menai Bridge  
| Anglesey
|-
|-
| Porthmadog  
| Porthmadog  
| <strike>Portmadoc</strike>
| <strike>Portmadoc</strike>  
| Caernarfonshire
|-
|-
| Porth Tywyn  
| Porth Tywyn  
| Burry Port
| Burry Port  
| Carmarthenshire
|-
|-
| Rhaeadr  
| Rhaeadr  
| Rhayader
| Rhayader  
| Radnorshire
|-
|-
| Rhaglan  
| Rhaglan  
| Raglan
| Raglan  
| Monmouthshire
|-
| Rhedynfre
| Farndon
| Cheshire
|-
|-
| Rhiwabon  
| Rhiwabon  
| Ruabon (or <strike>Rhuabon</strike>)
| Ruabon (or <strike>Rhuabon</strike>)  
| Denbighshire
|-
|-
| Rhuthun  
| Rhuthun  
| Ruthin
| Ruthin  
| Denbighshire
|-
|-
| Rhydaman  
| Rhydaman  
| Ammanford
| Ammanford  
| Carmarthenshire
|-
|-
| Rhymni  
| Rhymni  
| Rhymney
| Rhymney  
| Monmouthshire
|-
|-
| Trefaldwyn  
| Trefaldwyn  
| Montgomery
| Montgomery  
| Montgomeryshire
|-
|-
| Trefalun  
| Trefalun  
| Allington
| Allington  
| Denbighshire
|-
|-
| Trefyclo  
| Trefyclo  
| Knighton
| Knighton  
| Radnorshire
|-
|-
| Trefynwy  
| Trefynwy  
| Monmouth
| Monmouth  
| Monmouthshire
|-
|-
| Trefdraeth  
| Trefdraeth  
| Newport (Pembrokeshire)
| Newport (Pembrokeshire)  
| Pembrokeshire
|-
|-
| Treffynnon  
| Treffynnon  
| Holywell
| Holywell  
| Flintshire
|-
|-
| Trelawnyd  
| Trelawnyd  
| <strike>Newmarket</strike>
| <strike>Newmarket</strike>  
| Flintshire
|-
|-
| Treorci  
| Treorci  
| Treorchy
| Treorchy  
| Glamorgan
|-
|-
| Tyddewi  
| Tyddewi  
| St. David's
| St. David's  
| Pembrokeshire
|-
|-
| Wrecsam  
| Wrecsam  
| Wrexham
| Wrexham  
| Denbighshire
|-
| Wryddymbre
| Worthenbury
| Denbighshire
|-
|-
| Y Bers  
| Y Bers  
| Bersham
| Berse or Bersham  
| Denbighshire
|-
|-
| Y Bontfaen  
| Y Bontfaen  
| Cowbridge
| Cowbridge  
| Glamorgan
|-
|-
| Y Drenewydd  
| Y Drenewydd  
| Newtown
| Newtown  
| Montgomeryshire
|-
|-
| Y Felinheli  
| Y Felinheli  
| <strike>Port Dinorwic</strike>
| <strike>Port Dinorwic</strike>  
| Caernarfonshire
|-
|-
| Y Fenni  
| Y Fenni  
| Abergavenny
| Abergavenny  
| Monmouthshire
|-
| Y Fflint
| Flint
| Flintshire
|-
|-
| Y Gelli  
| Y Gelli  
| Hay-on-Wye
| Hay-on-Wye  
| Radnorshire
|-
|-
| Yr Hôb  
| Yr Hôb  
| Hope
| Hope  
| Flintshire
|-
|-
| Y Trallwng  
| Y Trallwng  
| Welshpool
| Welshpool  
| Montgomeryshire
|-
|-
| Y Waun  
| Y Waun  
| Chirk
| Chirk  
| Denbighshire
|-
| Yr Amwythig
| Shrewsbury
| Shropshire
|-
| Yr Orsedd
| Rossett
| Denbighshire
|-
|-
| Yr Wyddfa  
| Yr Wyddfa  
| Snowdon
| Snowdon  
| -
|-
|-
| Yr Wyddgrug  
| Yr Wyddgrug  
| Mold
| Mold  
| Flintshire
|-
|-
| Ynys Enlli  
| Ynys Enlli  
| Bardsey Island
| Bardsey Island  
| Caernarfonshire
|-
|-
| Ynys Môn  
| Ynys Môn  
| (Isle of) Anglesey
| Anglesey
| Anglesey
|}
|}


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