Standardised Welsh Place-names list

Pen-plas

PronouncePen-plas
Standard form
Pen-plas
English form
Pen-plas
Type
Settlement
Postcode
SA31
Grid reference
SN3517
Local authority
Carmarthenshire

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.