Standardised Welsh Place-names list

Hendy, Yr

Standard form
Hendy, Yr
English form
Hendy, Yr
Type
Settlement
Postcode
SA4
Grid reference
SN5803
Local authority
Carmarthenshire

Notes

The Welsh definite article (y/yr) is an integral part of the name. 

Definite article

The Welsh definite article (y/yr) should be included in full and capitalised when preceding this name on signage where the place-name is the main focus of the sign. Further advice on how to display place-names on signage can be found in the technical guidance on our website. 

When writing this name as part of a Welsh sentence, the definite article should be shown in lower case (e.g. ‘yn yr Hendy’ (in Hendy). It can also be contracted following a vowel in accordance with the rules of Welsh grammar, e.g. ‘mynd i’r Hendy’ (going to Hendy). 

Although it is expected that a single form including the definite article be displayed on signage, there is no need to precede the name with the definite article within an English sentence, e.g. ‘going to Hendy’.  

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