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Understanding Welsh Place Names takes a refreshing new look at Welsh place names and what they mean.
As well as a full gazetteer of placenames listed county by county across Wales, the book explores common place name elements, or key words, in themed groups. It also looks separately at key themes such as ‘Streams and Rivers’, ‘Inns and Taverns’, ‘Sheep and Shepherds’, and ‘Welsh Chapels’.
Generously illustrated throughout with evocative modern colour photographs, this attractive handbook is a welcome departure from the limited and often inaccurate ‘tourist’ guides, or the overly academic tomes aimed mainly at Welsh scholars..
Contents
Wales: A Land Apart
Pronouncing Welsh Placenames
Keywords: Welsh Placename Elements
Describing the Land
In the Mountains
In the Valley
By the Water
On the Coast
Church and Chapel
Birds and Beasts
Picture This: Names in the Landscape
Place names by Modern County
Isle of Anglesey/Ynys Mon
Did You Know?: The Longest Place Name in Wales
Conwy
Denbighshire/Dinbych
Flintshire/Fflint
Wrexham/Wrecsam
Did You Know?: How Snowdon/Yr Wyddfa got its Name
Gwynedd
Did You Know?: The Legend of Gelert’s Grave
Ceredigion
Powys
Pembrokeshire/Penfro
Carmarthenshire/Caerfyrddin
Swansea/Abertawe
Neath, Port Talbot/Castell-nedd
Port Talbot
Rhondda Cynon Taf
Merthyr Tydfil/Merthyr Tudful
Caerphilly/Caerffili
Blaenau Gwent
Torfaen
Bridgend/Pen-y-bont ar Ogwr
Vale of Glamorgan/Bro Morgannwg
Cardiff/Caerdydd
Newport/Casnewydd
Monmouthshire/Mynwy
Themes
An Ancient Language
Ancestral Spirits?
Body of the Land
Hills and Mountains
Woods and Trees
Bogs and Marshes
Ancient Animals
Vanished Wildlife
Colours in the Countryside
Weapons and Warfare
Forts and Castles
River Goddesses
Streams and Rivers
Wild Water?
Waterfalls
Watermills and Windmills
Fords, Ferries and Bridges
On the Road
Inns and Taverns
Smiths and Smithies
Summer and Winter Homes
Huts, Houses and Halls
Sheep and Shepherds
Cattle and Pigs
Holy Wells
Hermits and Holymen
Early Churches
Places of Worship
Monks and Monasteries
Viking Placenames
Mines and Quarries
Welsh Chapels
Norman Placenames
English Placenames
Funny Placenames
Naming America?
What they say …
“Another little gem to squeeze into the glove compartment of my car. There can be no shortage of books on Welsh place names but this one is stylish, beautifully presented, and clearly produced with a great deal of love and attention. Whether visitor, incomer or non-Welsh-speaking Welsh, this is a great little book to have to hand.”
A review from www.gwales.com, with the permission of the Welsh Books Council
Product Details
Publisher
Northern Eye Books
Series
Northern Eye - Wales
Product Type
Paperback
Pages
96
Dimensions
180 x 121 x 11mm
Date
2010
Item weight
0.18 Kg
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