Local Place Names

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Many historic sources, such as parish registers, banns, wills, censuses and civil registration documents, may give different versions of a place name.

This table gives Welsh and English versions of many local place names and is sortable by Welsh Name, English Name or Historic County.

Those names struck-through can now be regarded as redundant
Hyphenated versions are not given
Many spelling variations also exist!

Welsh Name	English Name	Historic County
Acstyn	Axton	Flintshire
Alrhe	Althrey	Flintshire (Maelor)
Bae Cinmel	Kinmel Bay	Flintshire
Bae Colwyn	Colwyn Bay	Denbighshire
Bangor is y Coed / Bangor Iscoed	Bangor on Dee	Flintshire (Maelor)
Bers	Bersham	Denbighshire
Bradle	Bradley	Denbighshire
Brogyntyn	Porkington	Shropshire
Brychdyn	Broughton	Flintshire
Bryn Iorcyn	Bryn Iorkyn	Flintshire
Bryn Mali	Brynmally	Denbighshire
Bryncunallt	Brynkinallt	Denbighshire
Brynffordd	Brynford	Flintshire
Brynhyfryd	Summerhill	Denbighshire
Bwcle	Buckley	Flintshire
Bwras	Borras	Denbighshire
Caer	Chester	Cheshire
Caer Din	Gardden	Denbighshire
Cei Connah	Connah's Quay	Flintshire
Chwilog	Wheelock	Cheshire
Chwitffordd	Whitford	Flintshire
Cilcain	Cilcen	Flintshire
Cilgwri	The Wirral	Cheshire
Cilhendre	Kilhendre	Shropshire
Cnwcin	Knockin	Shropshire
Coed Babis	Babbinswood	Shropshire
Coed Llai	Leeswood	Flintshire
Cricieth	Crickheath	Shropshire
Cristionydd Cynrig	Christionydd Kenrick	Denbighshire
Croes Eglwys	Eglwys Cross	Flintshire (Maelor)
Croesesgob	Bistre	Flintshire
Croesfaen / Creuddyn	Ruyton-XI-Towns	Shropshire
Croesoswallt	Oswestry	Shropshire
Cwnsyllt	Coleshill	Flintshire
Dinbych	Denbigh	Denbighshire
Diserth	Dyserth	Flintshire
Eglwysau Basa	Baschurch	Shropshire
Erbistog	Erbistock	Denbighshire
Erddig	Erthig	Denbighshire
Esclys	Esclusham	Denbighshire
Fflannog	Flannog	Shropshire
Ffordun	Forden	Montgomeryshire
Ffrwd	Frood	Flintshire
Ffynnongroyw	Ffynnongroew	Flintshire
Gallt Melyd	Meliden	Flintshire
Generdinlle	Kinnerley	Shropshire
Glanyrafon	Southsea	Denbighshire
Glyntraean	Glyntraian	Denbighshire
Gresffordd	Gresford	Denbighshire
Gwaunyterfyn	Acton	Denbighshire
Gwepra	Wepre	Flintshire
Gyffylliog	Cyffylliog	Flintshire
Halchdyn	Halghton	Flintshire (Maelor)
Halchdyn	Halton	Denbighshire
Helygain	Halkyn	Flintshire
Hen Golwyn	Old Colwyn	Denbighshire
Iffton	Ifton	Shropshire
Iscoed	Iscoyd / Whitewell	Flintshire (Maelor)
Lafister	Lavister	Denbighshire
Licswm	Lixwm	Flintshire
Llai	Llay	Denbighshire
Llanddoged	Llandoget	Denbighshire
Llandegan	Landican	Cheshire
Llandrillo yn Rhos	Rhos on Sea	Denbighshire
Llandudlyst yn y Traean	Dudleston	Shropshire
Llandysilio yn Iâl	Llantysilio	Denbighshire
Llanelwy	St. Asaph	Flintshire
Llaneurgain	Northop	Flintshire
Llanfarthin	St Martins	Shropshire
Llanfihangel yng Ngheintyn	Alberbury	Shropshire
Llanfor	Llanfawr	Merionethshire
Llannerch Banna	Penley	Flintshire (Maelor)
Llanrhaeadr	Llanrhaiader	Denbighshire
Llansansiôr	St. George	Denbighshire
Llwyn Tydmon	Llwyntidman	Shropshire
Llys Bedydd	Bettisfield	Flintshire (Maelor)
Llysfeisir	Maesbury	Shropshire
Maesbrog	Maesbrook	Shropshire
Maesglas	Greenfield	Flintshire
Marchwiail	Marchwiel	Denbighshire
Melwern	Melverley	Shropshire
Mwynglawdd	Minera	Denbighshire
Nercwys	Nerquis	Flintshire
Neuadd Llaneurgain	Northop Hall	Flintshire
Owrtyn	Overton	Flintshire (Maelor)
Parc Du	Black Park	Denbighshire
Penarlâg	Hawarden	Flintshire
Penbedw	Birkenhead	Cheshire
Pentre Aeron	Pentre Aaron	Shropshire
Pentre Cynrig	Pentre Kenrick	Shropshire
Pentre Moch	Northop Hall	Flintshire
Pentrehobyn	Pentrobin	Flintshire
Plas Madog	Plas Madoc	Denbighshire
Ponciau	Ponkey	Denbighshire
Pontbleiddyn	Pontblyddyn	Flintshire
Pontybotcyn	Pontybodkin	Flintshire
Porffordd	Pulford	Cheshire
Prys	Prees	Shropshire
Prys Gwyn	Preesgweene	Shropshire
Prys Henlle	Preeshenlle	Shropshire
Rhedynfre	Farndon	Cheshire
Rhiwabon	Ruabon / Rhuabon	Denbighshire
Rhosnesni	Rhosnessney	Denbighshire
Rhosymadog	Rhosymadoc	Denbighshire
Rhuthun	Ruthin	Denbighshire
Sodyllt	Sodylt	Shropshire
Sonlli	Sontley	Denbighshire
Stryt Dinas	Street Dinas	Shropshire
Stryt Isa	Street Issa	Denbighshire
Stryt Lydan	Street Lydan	Flintshire (Maelor)
Swinau	Sweeny	Shropshire
Sychdyn	Soughton	Flintshire
Sylatyn	Selattyn	Shropshire
Tal Clegir	Nesscliffe	Shropshire
Terfyn	Tarvin	Cheshire
Treboeth	Handbridge	Cheshire
Trefalun	Allington	Denbighshire
Treffynnon	Holywell	Flintshire
Trehywel	Trehowell	Shropshire
Trelawnyd	Newmarket	Flintshire
Treuddyn	Tryddyn	Flintshire
Tywyn	Towyn	Denbighshire
Wrecsam	Wrexham	Denbighshire
Wryddymbre	Worthenbury	Denbighshire
Y Bers	Berse / Bersham	Denbighshire
Y Dorlan	Darland	Denbighshire
Y Dre Wen	Whittington	Shropshire
Y Felallt	Beeston	Cheshire
Y Fflint	Flint	Flintshire
Y Galedryd / Gledryd	Gledrid	Shropshire
Y Parlwr Du	Point of Ayr	Flintshire
Y Waun	Chirk	Denbighshire
Yr Amwythig	Shrewsbury	Shropshire
Yr Eglwys Wen	Whitchurch	Shropshire
Yr Hôb	Hope	Flintshire
Yr Orsedd	Rossett	Denbighshire
Yr Owredd	Arowry	Flintshire (Maelor)
Yr Wyddgrug	Mold	Flintshire

Sources:

The Welsh Academy Encyclopaedia of Wales
The Welsh Academy English-Welsh Dictionary
Dictionary of the Place-names of Wales
A Vision of Britain Through Time
Archif Melville Richards
Welsh Administrative and Territorial Units, M. Richards (Cardiff: University of Wales Press, 1969)
Welsh Place Names in Shropshire, Richard Morgan (Cardiff: University of Wales Press, 1997)
Wrexham County Borough Council

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