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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>
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| Abergwaun  
| Abergwaun  
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| Denbigshire
| Denbigshire
|-
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| Bangor Is Y Coed  
| Bangor is y Coed  
| Bangor On Dee  
| Bangor on Dee  
| Flintshire
| Flintshire
|-
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| Castell-nedd  
| Castell-nedd  
| Neath  
| Neath  
| Glamorgan
| Glamorga
|-
|-
| Cegidfa  
| Cegidfa  
| Guilsfield  
| Guilsfield  
| Montgomery
| Montgomershire
|-
|-
| Cei Conna  
| Cei Conna  
| Connah's Quay  
| Connah's Quay  
| Flint
| Flinshire
|-
|-
| Ceredigion or Sir Aberteifi  
| Ceredigion or Sir Aberteifi  
| Cardiganshire  
| Cardiganshire  
|  
| Cardiganshire<br>
|-
|-
| Chwitffordd  
| Chwitffordd  
| Whitford  
| Whitford  
| Flint
| Flintshire
|-
|-
| Coed-duon  
| Coed-duon  
| Blackwood  
| Blackwood  
|  
| Monmouthshire<br>
|-
|-
| Coed Llai  
| Coed Llai  
| Leeswood  
| Leeswood  
|  
| Flintshire<br>
|-
|-
| Conwy  
| Conwy  
| <strike>Conway</strike>  
| <strike>Conway</strike>  
|  
| Caernarfomshire<br>
|-
|-
| Croesgob  
| Croesgob  
| Bistre  
| Bistre  
| Flint
| Flinshire
|-
|-
| Crucywel  
| Crucywel  
| Crickhowell  
| Crickhowell  
|  
| Breconshire<br>
|-
|-
| Cydweli  
| Cydweli  
| Kidwelly  
| Kidwelly  
|  
| Carmarthenshire<br>
|-
|-
| Dinbych  
| Dinbych  
| Denbigh  
| Denbigh  
| Denbigh
| Denbighshire
|-
|-
| Dinbych y Pysgod  
| Dinbych y Pysgod  
| Tenby  
| Tenby  
| Pembroke
| Pembrokshire
|-
| Diserth
| Dyserth
| Flintshire
|-
|-
| Drenewydd  
| Drenewydd  
| Newtown  
| Newtown  
| Montgomery
| Montgomeryshire
|-
|-
| Erbistog  
| Erbistog  
| Erbistock  
| Erbistock  
| Denbigh and Flint
| Denbighshire
|-
|-
| Eryri  
| Eryri  
| Snowdonia  
| Snowdonia  
|  
| -<br>
|-
|-
| Ffordun  
| Ffordun  
| Forden  
| Forden  
| Montgomery
| Montgomertshire
|-
|-
| Gallt Melyd  
| Gallt Melyd  
| Meliden  
| Meliden  
| Flint
| Flintshire
|-
|-
| Glyn Ebwy  
| Glyn Ebwy  
| Ebbw Vale  
| Ebbw Vale  
|  
| Monmouthshire<br>
|-
| Gwyrddymp
| Worthenbury
| Flint
|-
|-
| Helygain  
| Helygain  
| Halkyn  
| Halkyn  
| Flint
| Flintshire
|-
|-
| Llai  
| Llai  
| Llay  
| Llay  
| Denbigh
| Denbighshire
|-
|-
| Llanandras  
| Llanandras  
| Presteigne  
| Presteigne  
|  
| Radnorshire<br>
|-
| Llan Sain
| St. George
| Denbigh
|-
|-
| Llanbedr Pont Steffan  
| Llanbedr Pont Steffan  
| Lampeter  
| Lampeter  
|  
| Cardiganshire
|-
|-
| Llandrindod  
| Llandrindod  
| Llandrindod Wells  
| Llandrindod Wells  
|  
| Radnorshire<br>
|-
| Llansansiôr<br>
| St. George<br>
| Denbighshire<br>
|-
|-
| Llandysilio Yn Ial
| Llandysilio&nbsp;yn Iâl
| Llantysilio  
| Llantysilio  
| Denbigh
| Denbigshire
|-
|-
| Llanelwy  
| Llanelwy  
| St. Asaph  
| St. Asaph  
| Flint and Denbigh
| Flintshire
|-
|-
| Llanelli  
| Llanelli  
| <strike>Llanelly</strike>  
| <strike>Llanelly</strike>  
|  
| Carmarthenshire<br>
|-
|-
| Llaneurgain  
| Llaneurgain  
| Northop  
| Northop  
| Flint
| Flintshire
|-
|-
| Llanfair-ym-muallt  
| Llanfair ym muallt  
| Builth Wells  
| Builth Wells  
|  
| Radnorshire<br>
|-
|-
| Llanfor  
| Llanfor  
| <strike>Llanfawr</strike>  
| <strike>Llanfawr</strike>  
|  
| Merionethshire<br>
|-
|-
| Llanilltud Fawr  
| Llanilltud Fawr  
| Llantwit Major  
| Llantwit Major  
|  
| Glamorgan<br>
|-
|-
| Llanisien  
| Llanisien  
| Llanishen  
| Llanishen  
|  
| Glamorgan<br>
|-
|-
| Llannerch Banna  
| Llannerch Banna  
| Penley  
| Penley  
| Flint
| Flintshire
|-
|-
| Llanymddyfri  
| Llanymddyfri  
| Llandovery  
| Llandovery  
|  
| Breconshire<br>
|-
|-
| Llwchwr  
| Llwchwr  
| <strike>Loughor</strike>  
| <strike>Loughor</strike>  
|  
| Glamorgan<br>
|-
|-
| Maesglas  
| Maesglas  
| Greenfield  
| Greenfield  
| Flint
| Flinshire
|-
|-
| Maesyfed  
| Maesyfed  
| New Radnor  
| New Radnor  
|  
| Radnorshire<br>
|-
|-
| Marchwiail  
| Marchwiail  
| Marchwiel  
| Marchwiel  
| Denbigh
| Denbighshire
|-
|-
| Merthyr Tudful  
| Merthyr Tudful  
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| Mwynglawdd  
| Mwynglawdd  
| Minera  
| Minera  
| Denbigh
| Denbighshire
|-
|-
| Niwbwrch  
| Niwbwrch  
| Newborough  
| Newborough  
| Gwynedd
| Anglesey
|-
|-
| Owrtyn  
| Owrtyn  
| Overton  
| Overton  
| Flint
| Flinshire
|-
|-
| Penarlâg  
| Penarlâg  
| Hawarden  
| Hawarden  
| Flint
| Flintshire
|-
|-
| Penfro  
| Penfro  
| Pembroke  
| Pembroke  
| Pembroke
| Pembrokshire
|-
|-
| Penstrywaid  
| Penstrywaid  
| Penstrowed  
| Penstrowed  
| Montgomery
| Montgomeryshire
|-
|-
| Pentrehobyn  
| Pentrehobyn  
| Pentrobin  
| Pentrobin  
| Flint
| Flintshire
|-
|-
| Pen-y-bont (ar Ogwr)  
| Pen-y-bont (ar Ogwr)  
| Bridgend  
| Bridgend  
|  
| Glamorgan<br>
|-
|-
| Ponciau  
| Ponciau  
| <strike>Ponkey</strike>  
| <strike>Ponkey</strike>  
|  
| Denbighshire<br>
|-
|-
| Porthaethwy  
| Porthaethwy  
| Menai Bridge  
| Menai Bridge  
|  
| Anglesey<br>
|-
|-
| Porthmadog  
| Porthmadog  
| <strike>Portmadoc</strike>  
| <strike>Portmadoc</strike>  
|  
| Caernarfonshire<br>
|-
|-
| Porth Tywyn  
| Porth Tywyn  
| Burry Port  
| Burry Port  
|  
| Carmarthenshire<br>
|-
|-
| Rhaeadr  
| Rhaeadr  
| Rhayader  
| Rhayader  
|  
| Radnorshire<br>
|-
|-
| Rhaglan  
| Rhaglan  
| Raglan  
| Raglan  
|  
| Monmouthshire<br>
|-
|-
| Rhiwabon  
| Rhiwabon  
| Ruabon (or <strike>Rhuabon</strike>)  
| Ruabon (or <strike>Rhuabon</strike>)  
| Denbigh
| Denbighshire
|-
|-
| Rhuthun  
| Rhuthun  
| Ruthin  
| Ruthin  
| Denbigh
| Denbighshire
|-
|-
| Rhydaman  
| Rhydaman  
| Ammanford  
| Ammanford  
|  
| Carmarthenshire<br>
|-
|-
| Rhymni  
| Rhymni  
| Rhymney  
| Rhymney  
|  
| <br>
|-
|-
| Trefaldwyn  
| Trefaldwyn  
| Montgomery  
| Montgomery  
|  
| Mongomeryshire<br>
|-
|-
| Trefalun  
| Trefalun  
| Allington  
| Allington  
|  
| Denbighshire<br>
|-
|-
| Treffynon  
| Treffynon  
| Holywell  
| Holywell  
| Flint
| Flinshire
|-
|-
| Trefyclo  
| Trefyclo  
| Knighton  
| Knighton  
|  
| Radnorshire<br>
|-
|-
| Trefynwy  
| Trefynwy  
| Monmouth  
| Monmouth  
| Monmouth
| Monmouthshire
|-
|-
| Trefdraeth  
| Trefdraeth  
| Newport (Pembrokeshire)  
| Newport (Pembrokeshire)  
| Pembroke
| Pembrokeshire
|-
|-
| Treffynnon  
| Treffynnon  
| Holywell  
| Holywell  
| Flint
| Flintshire
|-
|-
| Trelawnyd  
| Trelawnyd  
| <strike>Newmarket</strike>  
| <strike>Newmarket</strike>  
|  
| Flintshire<br>
|-
|-
| Treorci  
| Treorci  
| Treorchy  
| Treorchy  
|  
| Glamorgan<br>
|-
|-
| Tyddewi  
| Tyddewi  
| St. David's  
| St. David's  
| Pembroke
| Pembrokshire
|-
|-
| Wrecsam  
| Wrecsam  
| Wrexham  
| Wrexham  
| Denbigh
| Denbighshire
|-
|-
| Y Bers  
| Y Bers  
| Bersham  
| Berse or Bersham  
| <br>
| Denbighshire<br>
|-
| Y Bers
| Berse
| Denbigh
|-
|-
| Y Bontfaen  
| Y Bontfaen  
| Cowbridge  
| Cowbridge  
|  
| Glamorgan<br>
|-
| Y Ddiserth
| Dyserth
| Flint
|-
|-
| Y Drenewydd  
| Y Drenewydd  
| Newtown  
| Newtown  
|  
| Montgomeryshire<br>
|-
|-
| Y Felinheli  
| Y Felinheli  
| <strike>Port Dinorwic</strike>  
| <strike>Port Dinorwic</strike>  
|  
| Caernarfonshire<br>
|-
|-
| Y Fenni  
| Y Fenni  
| Abergavenny  
| Abergavenny  
|  
| Monmouthshire<br>
|-
|-
| Y Fflint  
| Y Fflint  
| Flint  
| Flint  
| Flint
| Flintshire
|-
|-
| Y Gelli  
| Y Gelli  
| Hay-on-Wye  
| Hay-on-Wye  
|  
| Radnorshire<br>
|-
| Y Groesffordd
| Gresford
| Denbigh
|-
|-
| Yr Hôb  
| Yr Hôb  
| Hope  
| Hope  
| Flint
| Flintshire
|-
|-
| Y Trallwng  
| Y Trallwng  
| Welshpool  
| Welshpool  
| Montgomery
| Montgomeryshire
|-
|-
| Y Waun  
| Y Waun  
| Chirk  
| Chirk  
| Denbigh
| Denbighshire
|-
|-
| Yr Orsedd  
| Yr Orsedd  
| Rossett  
| Rossett  
| Denbigh
| Denbighshire
|-
|-
| Yr Wyddfa  
| Yr Wyddfa  
| Snowdon  
| Snowdon  
|  
| -<br>
|-
|-
| Yr Wyddgrug  
| Yr Wyddgrug  
| Mold  
| Mold  
| Flint
| Flintshire
|-
|-
| Ynys Enlli  
| Ynys Enlli  
| Bardsey Island  
| Bardsey Island  
|  
| Caernarfonshire<br>
|-
|-
| Ynys Môn  
| Ynys Môn  
| (Isle of) Anglesey  
| Anglesey  
| Anglesey
| Anglesey
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Revision as of 08:38, 5 December 2012

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!

Welsh Name English Name Historic County
Aberafan Aberavon Glamorgan
Aberconwy Conway Caernarfonshire
Abercynffig Aberkenfig Glamorgan
Aberdâr Aberdare Glamorgan
Aberdaugleddau Milford Haven Pembrokeshire
Aberdyfi Aberdovey
Abergwaun Fishguard Pembrokeshire
Aberhonddu Brecon Breconshire
Abermaw Barmouth Merionethshire
Aberpennar Mountain Ash Glamorgan
Aberriw Berriew Montgomershire
Abertawe Swansea Glamorgan
Aberteifi Cardigan (town) Cardiganshire
Arbeth Narbeth Pembrokeshire
Bae Colwyn Colwyn Bay Denbigshire
Bangor is y Coed Bangor on Dee Flintshire
Bimwares Beaumaris Anglesey
Blaenafon Blaenavon Monmouthshire
Brychdyn Broughton Flintshire
Brynbuga Usk Monmouthshire
Bwcle Buckley Flintshire
Caerdydd Cardiff Glamorgan
Caerfyrddin Carmarthen Carmartheshire
Caerffili Caerphilly Glamorgan
Caergybi Holyhead Anglesey
Caernarfon Carnarvon or Caernarvon Caernarfonshire
Cas-gwent Chepstow Monmoutshire
Casnewydd Newport Monmouthshire
Castellnewydd Emlyn Newcastle Emlyn Carmarthenshire
Castell-nedd Neath Glamorga
Cegidfa Guilsfield Montgomershire
Cei Conna Connah's Quay Flinshire
Ceredigion or Sir Aberteifi Cardiganshire Cardiganshire
Chwitffordd Whitford Flintshire
Coed-duon Blackwood Monmouthshire
Coed Llai Leeswood Flintshire
Conwy Conway Caernarfomshire
Croesgob Bistre Flinshire
Crucywel Crickhowell Breconshire
Cydweli Kidwelly Carmarthenshire
Dinbych Denbigh Denbighshire
Dinbych y Pysgod Tenby Pembrokshire
Diserth Dyserth Flintshire
Drenewydd Newtown Montgomeryshire
Erbistog Erbistock Denbighshire
Eryri Snowdonia -
Ffordun Forden Montgomertshire
Gallt Melyd Meliden Flintshire
Glyn Ebwy Ebbw Vale Monmouthshire
Helygain Halkyn Flintshire
Llai Llay Denbighshire
Llanandras Presteigne Radnorshire
Llanbedr Pont Steffan Lampeter Cardiganshire
Llandrindod Llandrindod Wells Radnorshire
Llansansiôr
 St. George
 Denbighshire
Llandysilio yn Iâl Llantysilio Denbigshire
Llanelwy St. Asaph Flintshire
Llanelli Llanelly Carmarthenshire
Llaneurgain Northop Flintshire
Llanfair ym muallt Builth Wells Radnorshire
Llanfor Llanfawr Merionethshire
Llanilltud Fawr Llantwit Major Glamorgan
Llanisien Llanishen Glamorgan
Llannerch Banna Penley Flintshire
Llanymddyfri Llandovery Breconshire
Llwchwr Loughor Glamorgan
Maesglas Greenfield Flinshire
Maesyfed New Radnor Radnorshire
Marchwiail Marchwiel Denbighshire
Merthyr Tudful Merthyr Tydfil Glamorgan
Mwynglawdd Minera Denbighshire
Niwbwrch Newborough Anglesey
Owrtyn Overton Flinshire
Penarlâg Hawarden Flintshire
Penfro Pembroke Pembrokshire
Penstrywaid Penstrowed Montgomeryshire
Pentrehobyn Pentrobin Flintshire
Pen-y-bont (ar Ogwr) Bridgend Glamorgan
Ponciau Ponkey Denbighshire
Porthaethwy Menai Bridge Anglesey
Porthmadog Portmadoc Caernarfonshire
Porth Tywyn Burry Port Carmarthenshire
Rhaeadr Rhayader Radnorshire
Rhaglan Raglan Monmouthshire
Rhiwabon Ruabon (or Rhuabon) Denbighshire
Rhuthun Ruthin Denbighshire
Rhydaman Ammanford Carmarthenshire
Rhymni Rhymney
Trefaldwyn Montgomery Mongomeryshire
Trefalun Allington Denbighshire
Treffynon Holywell Flinshire
Trefyclo Knighton Radnorshire
Trefynwy Monmouth Monmouthshire
Trefdraeth Newport (Pembrokeshire) Pembrokeshire
Treffynnon Holywell Flintshire
Trelawnyd Newmarket Flintshire
Treorci Treorchy Glamorgan
Tyddewi St. David's Pembrokshire
Wrecsam Wrexham Denbighshire
Y Bers Berse or Bersham Denbighshire
Y Bontfaen Cowbridge Glamorgan
Y Drenewydd Newtown Montgomeryshire
Y Felinheli Port Dinorwic Caernarfonshire
Y Fenni Abergavenny Monmouthshire
Y Fflint Flint Flintshire
Y Gelli Hay-on-Wye Radnorshire
Yr Hôb Hope Flintshire
Y Trallwng Welshpool Montgomeryshire
Y Waun Chirk Denbighshire
Yr Orsedd Rossett Denbighshire
Yr Wyddfa Snowdon -
Yr Wyddgrug Mold Flintshire
Ynys Enlli Bardsey Island Caernarfonshire
Ynys Môn Anglesey Anglesey


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