Standardised Welsh Place-names list

Glyn-hir

Standard form
Glyn-hir
English form
Glyn-hir
Type
Area
Postcode
SA18
Grid reference
SN5904
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.