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 | Anglo Saxon History Village/Town Names(Celtic derivation) |  | |
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Translation |  | an | an | and |  | a' | a' | the |  | abber | aber | confluence - where a river joins another body of water |  | aber | aber | confluence - where a river joins another body of water |  | aber- | aber | confluence - where a river joins another body of water |  | abhainn | abhainn | river |  | afon | afon | a river |  | allt | uillt | stream |  | alsh | aillse | small creatures |  | bach | bach | small or little |  | bealach | belach | a gap or a pass |  | bedw | bedw | birch tree |  | beinn | beinn | a big hill |  | bennan | beinnean | a small mountain |  | bettws | bethus | prayer house |  | betws | betws | a chapel |  | blaen | blaen | a tip or point, high up |  | bod | bod | a house or abode |  | bran | bran | raven |  | bron | bran | raven |  | bryn | bryn | hill |  | brynna | brynna | hills |  | bwlch | bwlch | a pass |  | caer | caer | fort |  | cafn | cafn | ferry |  | cairn | carn | a human made stack of stones usually graves |  | capel | capel | chapel |  | carn | carn | a heap of stones/rocks |  | cefn | cefn | a ridge |  | cefnffordd | cefnffordd | a ridgeway |  | cleit | cleit | a tower of rock, a tor |  | coed | coed | trees |  | cowper | cowper | a cow shed |  | craig | creag | a crag |  | creachan | creachan | a stony hill |  | croes | croes | cross |  | croft | croft | a small agricultural land holding |  | cruach | cruach | a rock stack |  | cwm | cwm | valley |  | druim | druim | a ridge |  | drum | druim | a ridge |  | drumm | druim | a ridge |  | du | du | black or dark |  | dubh | dubh | black |  | eglwys | eglwys | a church |  | eilean | eilean | an island |  | erw | erw | acre |  | esgair | escir | a ridge |  | fedw | fedw | birch tree |  | fell | fell | a rocky hill |  | ffordd | ffordd | road or way |  | ffrith | ffrith | a wood |  | gaer | caer | small fort i.e cæster |  | glen | gleann | narrow or mountain valley |  | hen | hen | old |  | heol | heol | street or road |  | inver | inbhir | river mouth, confluence |  | isaf | isaf | lower |  | kyle | caol | a straight |  | llan | llan | a piece of consecrated ground |  | llyn | llyn | lake |  | loch | loh | an inlet or large lake |  | lon | lon | lane or road |  | mawr | mawr | big |  | meikle | meikle | big, great |  | mickle | meikle | big, great |  | mynydd | mynydd | mountain or moor |  | nant | nant | a brook or glen |  | newydd | newydd | new |  | pandy | pandy | a water powered fulling mill(AD1600's) |  | pant | pant | hollow |  | pen | pen | head or end |  | pendre | pendre | hamlet |  | pont | pont | bridge |  | porth | porth | gate |  | rhiw | rhiw | hill or slope |  | rhyd | rhyd | a ford |  | sarn | sarn | causeway |  | skerry | skerry | a reef or small island |  | socach | socach | the snout of a ridge |  | stob | stob | a small peak |  | tal | tal | end |  | torr | torr | a tower of rock |  | tref | tref | homestead of hamlet |  | ty | ty | house |  | uchaf | uchaf | higher |  | weonard | weonard | a celtic saint |  | weonards | weonard | a celtic saint |  | wick of | vik | an inlet or bay |  | yn | yn | in |  | ynys | ynys | island |  | yr | yr | the |  | ystryd | ystryd | street | | |
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