Standardised Welsh Place-names list

Pentre-bach

Standard form
Pentre-bach
English form
Pentre-bach
Type
Settlement
Postcode
CF48
Grid reference
SO0603
Local authority
Merthyr Tydfil

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.

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