Standardised Welsh Place-names list

Derwen-fawr

Standard form
Derwen-fawr
English form
Derwen-fawr
Type
Area
Postcode
SA2
Grid reference
SS6191
Local authority
Swansea

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.