Standardised Welsh Place-names list

Bryn-mawr

PronounceBryn-mawr
Standard form
Bryn-mawr
English form
Bryn-mawr
Type
Settlement
Postcode
NP23
Grid reference
SO1911
Local authority
Blaenau Gwent

Notes

The hyphen is used in Welsh place-names in order to aid pronunciation by showing that 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 Bryn-mawr (2)