Standardised Welsh Place-names list

Winsh-wen

Standard form
Winsh-wen
English form
Winsh-wen
Type
Settlement
Postcode
SA1
Grid reference
SS6896
Local authority
Swansea

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.