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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="30%" | County Name
! width="33%" | Historic County
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|-
| Aberafan  
| Aberafan  
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|-
| Aberconwy  
| Aberconwy  
| Conway
| <strike>Aberconway</strike>
| Carnarvon
| Caernarfonshire
|-
|-
| Abercynffig  
| Abercynffig  
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| 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  
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|-
|-
| Aberteifi  
| Aberteifi  
| Cardigan (town)  
| Cardigan (''the town'')  
| Cardigan
| Cardiganshire
|-
|-
| Arbeth  
| Arbeth  
| Narbeth  
| Narbeth  
|  
| Pembrokeshire
|-
|-
| Bae Colwyn
| Bae Colwyn  
| Colwyn Bay
| Colwyn Bay  
| Denbigh
| Denbighshire
|-
|-
| Bangor Is Y Coed  
| Bangor is y Coed  
| Bangor On Dee  
| Bangor on Dee  
|  
| Flintshire
|-
|-
| Bimwares
| Biwmares
| Beaumaris  
| Beaumaris  
| Gwynedd
| 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  
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| Caerfyrddin  
| Caerfyrddin  
| Carmarthen  
| Carmarthen  
| Carmarthen
| Carmarthenshire
|-
|-
| Caerffili  
| Caerffili  
| Caerphilly  
| Caerphilly  
|  
| Glamorgan
|-
|-
| Caergybi  
| Caergybi  
| Holyhead  
| Holyhead  
| Gwynedd
| Anglesey
|-
|-
| Caernarfon  
| Caernarfon  
| <strike>Carnarvon</strike> or <strike>Caernarvon</strike>  
| <strike>Carnarvon</strike> or <strike>Caernarvon</strike>  
|  
| Caernarfonshire
|-
|-
| Cas-gwent  
| Cas-gwent  
| Chepstow  
| Chepstow  
| Monmouth
| Monmouthshire
|-
|-
| Casnewydd  
| Casnewydd  
| Newport (Gwent)
| Newport  
| Monmouth
| Monmouthshire
|-
|-
| Castellnewydd Emlyn  
| Castellnewydd Emlyn  
| Newcastle Emlyn  
| Newcastle Emlyn  
|  
| Carmarthenshire
|-
|-
| Castell-nedd  
| Castell-nedd  
| Neath  
| Neath  
| Glamorgan
| Glamorgan
|-
| Cegidfa
| Guilsfield
| Montgomeryshire
|-
|-
| Cei Conna  
| Cei Conna  
| Connah's Quay  
| Connah's Quay  
| Flint
| Flintshire
|-
|-
| Ceredigion or Sir Aberteifi  
| Ceredigion or Sir Aberteifi  
| Cardiganshire  
| Cardiganshire  
|  
| Cardiganshire
|-
|-
| Chwitffordd  
| Chwitffordd  
| Whitford  
| Whitford  
| Flint
| 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  
| Denbigh
| Denbighshire
|-
|-
| Dinbych y Pysgod  
| Dinbych y Pysgod  
| Tenby  
| Tenby  
| Pembroke
| Pembrokeshire
|-
| Diserth
| Dyserth
| Flintshire
|-
| Trenewydd or Y Drenewydd
| Newtown
| Montgomeryshire
|-
|-
| Erbistog  
| Erbistog  
| Erbistock  
| Erbistock  
| Denbigh and Flint
| 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  
| Flint
| 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  
| Flint
| 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  
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| Mwynglawdd  
| Mwynglawdd  
| Minera  
| Minera  
|  
| Denbighshire
|-
| Nercwys
| <strike>Nerquis</strike>
| Flintshire
|-
|-
| Niwbwrch  
| Niwbwrch  
| Newborough  
| Newborough  
| Gwynedd
| Anglesey
|-
|-
| Owrtyn  
| Owrtyn  
| Overton  
| Overton  
|  
| Flintshire
|-
|-
| Penarlâg  
| Penarlâg  
| Hawarden  
| Hawarden  
|  
| Flintshire
|-
| Penbedw
| Birkenhead
| Cheshire
|-
|-
| Penfro  
| Penfro  
| Pembroke  
| 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>)  
| Denbigh
| 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  
| Monmouth
| Monmouthshire
|-
|-
| Trefdraeth  
| Trefdraeth  
| Newport (Pembrokeshire)  
| Newport (Pembrokeshire)  
| Pembroke
| 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  
| Pembroke
| Pembrokeshire
|-
|-
| Wrecsam  
| Wrecsam  
| Wrexham  
| Wrexham  
| Denbigh
| Denbighshire
|-
|-
| Y Bers
| Wryddymbre
| Bersham
| Worthenbury
| <br>
| Denbighshire
|-
|-
| Y Bers  
| Y Bers  
| Berse  
| Berse or Bersham
| Denbigh
| 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
|-
| Y Groesffordd
| Gresford
| Denbigh
|-
|-
| Yr Hôb  
| Yr Hôb  
| Hope  
| Hope  
|  
| Flintshire
|-
|-
| Y Trallwng  
| Y Trallwng  
| Welshpool  
| Welshpool  
|  
| Montgomeryshire
|-
|-
| Y Waun  
| Y Waun  
| Chirk  
| Chirk  
| Denbigh
| Denbighshire
|-
| Yr Amwythig
| Shrewsbury
| Shropshire
|-
| Yr Orsedd
| Rossett
| Denbighshire
|-
|-
| Yr Wyddfa  
| Yr Wyddfa  
| Snowdon  
| Snowdon  
|  
| -
|-
|-
| Yr Wyddgrug  
| Yr Wyddgrug  
| Mold  
| Mold  
| Flint
| Flintshire
|-
|-
| Ynys Enlli  
| Ynys Enlli  
| Bardsey Island  
| Bardsey Island  
|  
| Caernarfonshire
|-
|-
| Ynys Môn  
| Ynys Môn  
| (Isle of) Anglesey  
| Anglesey  
|  
| Anglesey
|}
|}


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