Standardised Welsh Place-names list

Pen-twyn

PronouncePen-twyn
Standard form
Pen-twyn
English form
Pen-twyn
Type
Settlement
Postcode
SA14
Grid reference
SN5611
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.