Standard Welsh Place-names

Afon-wen

Standard form
Afon-wen
English form
Afon-wen
Type
Settlement
Postcode
CH7
Grid reference
SJ1371
Local authority
Flintshire

Notes

The hyphen is used in Welsh place-names to show that the stress does not fall on the penultimate syllable. The stress falls on the final syllable of this name and therefore the final syllable is preceded by a hyphen.

Image of Afon-wen Sir y Fflint