Standardised Welsh Place-names list

Waun-lwyd

Standard form
Waun-lwyd
English form
Waun-lwyd
Type
Settlement
Postcode
NP23
Grid reference
SO1706
Local authority
Blaenau Gwent

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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