Towns and villages in Ceredigion set to receive official name changes

A host of town and villages in Ceredigion are set to receive official name changes.

The move by Ceredigion County Council comes after it was given recommendations of place names from the Welsh Language Commissioner.

The recommendations, which are part of an attempt to standardise place names in Wales, have also have been through consultation with community and local councils.

A report put before members of the county council’s language committee said that each town and village will now have “one standard form” instead of using “variant spellings”,

Many place names will have hyphens added to them in order to standardise the Welsh. Others will have subtle changes to the spelling and cleaning up of the Welsh grammatical form.

The report outlined what described as “inconsistency” in the council’s official records for the names of towns and villages, with many signs differing from the officially recorded name.

The report said: “The Welsh Language Commissioner has a responsibility to provide recommendations on the standard forms of Welsh place-names.

“The aim of the project is to ensure consistency and accuracy throughout Wales.

“There is an inconsistency in place names in Ceredigion – in many cases the names recorded on the Council Gazetteer [the official council record] are different from those on the current signs, and in some cases also differ from the Community Council.”

‘Full list’ 

Here is the full list of recommended changes:

• Aberarth – Aber-arth
• Aberbanc – Aber-banc
• Abermad – Aber-mad
• Aberffrwd – Aber-ffrwd
• Aberporth – Aber-porth
• Adpar – Atpar
• Banc Y Darren – Banc-y-darren
• Blaen-cil-llech – Blaencil-llech
• Blaennanerch – Blaennannerch
• Blaenporth – Blaen-porth
• Blaenplwyf – Blaen-plwyf
• Bontgoch – Bont-goch
• Borth – Y Borth
• Brongwyn – Bron-Gwyn
• Bryngwyn – Bryn-Gwyn
• Brynteg – Bryn-teg
• Bwlchllan – Bwlch-llan
• Bwlch y Groes – Bwlch-y-groes
• Capel Betws Lleucu – Capel Betws Leucu
• Cefn Llwyd – Cefn-llwyd
• Cei Bach – Cei-bach
• Cnwch Coch – Cnwch-Coch
• Coed y Bryn – Coed-y-bryn
• Comins Coch – Comins-coch
• Craig y Penrhyn – Craig-y-penrhyn
• Croeslan – Croes-lan
• Croesyllan – Croes-y-llan
• Cwm Cou – Cwm-cou
• Cwmsychpant – Cwmsychbant
• Dihewid – Dihewyd
• Dolybont – Dôl-y-bont
• Drefach – Dref-fach
• Egwlysfach – Eglwys-fach
• Felinfach – Felin-fach
• Felinwynt – Felin-wynt
• Ffair Rhos – Ffair-rhos
• Ffos y Ffin – Ffos-y-ffin
• Ffynnon Oer – Ffynnon-oer
• Gilfachrheda – Gilfachreda
• Glanwern – Glan-wern
• Gorsgoch – Gors-goch
• Llanarth – Llannarth
• Llandyfriog – Llandyfrïog
• Llanfihangel y Creuddyn – Llanfihangel-y-Creuddyn
• Llangynfelin – Llangynfelyn
• Llanwnen – Llanwnnen
• Llundainfach – Llundain-fach
• Llwyngroes – Llwyn-y-groes
• Maescrugiau – Maesycrugiau
• Maesllyn – Maes-llyn
• Neuaddlwyd – Neuadd-lwyd
• Pantycrug – Pant-y-crug
• Parcllyn – Parc-llyn
• Penbontrhydbeddau – Pen-bont Rhydbeddau
• Penparc – Pen-y-parc
• Penrhiwllan – Penrhiw-llan
• Penrhiwpal – Penrhiwpâl
• Penrhyncoch – Penrhyn-coch
• Pentrebach – Pentre-bach
• Pentregat – Pentregât
• Pentrellwyn – Pentre-llwyn
• Pentre’r Bryn – Pentre’r-Bryn
• Penuwch – Pen-uwch
• Pont Ceri – Pontceri
• Pont Creuddyn – Pontcreuddyn
• Ponthirwaun – Pont-hirwaun
• Pontrhydygroes – Pomt-rhyd-y-groes
• Pontsian – Pontsiân
• Prengwyn – Pren-gwyn
• Rhyddlan – Rhuddlan
• Rhyd-Rosser – Rhydroser
• Talsarn – Tal-sarn
• Talybont – Tal-y-bont
• Tanygroes – Tan-y-groes
• Trawscoed – Trawsgoed
• Tregroes – Tre-groes
• Tre’r Ddol – Tre’r-ddôl
• Tremain – Tre-main
• Troedyraur – Tored-yr-aur
• Ty’n y Graig – Tyn-y-Graig
• Ty’n-yr-Eithin – Tyn’reithin
• Tyngrug-isaf – Tyn-grug-isaf
• Ynyslas – Ynys-las
• Ystrad Aeron – Ystradaeron
• Ystrad Fflur – Ystrad-fflur
• Ystrad Meurig – Ystradmeurig