Place-Names of Carmarthenshire

Disgrifiad Cymraeg / Welsh Description

Place-Names of Carmarthenshire yw'r cyhoeddiad cyntaf i archwilio prif enwau lleoedd sir hanesyddol Caerfyrddin (1536-1974), yn cynnwys rhan orllewinol y sir a drosglwyddwyd i sir Benfro yn 1996.

Disgrifiad Saesneg / English Description

Place-Names of Carmarthenshire is the first publication to investigate all the major place-names in the historic county of Carmarthen (1536-1974), including the westerly parts of the county transferred to modern Pembrokeshire after 1996.

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Cynnwys / Table of Contents

Acknowledgements List of illustrations Preface Introduction: Carmarthenshire Place-Names: study and survey Carmarthenshire Place-Names: research and analysis Map 1 Medieval Carmarthenshire Map 2 English influence before 1500 Selection of names Map 3: County boundary 1536-1974 Map 4: Unitary authorites from 2003 Editorial method Guide to the International Phonetic Alphabet Abbreviations and Bibliography Online Databases and Reference Resources Glossary: Common Place-Name Elements Personal Names and Surnames River-names A Aberarad to Ashfield B Babel to Bynea C Caeo to Cywyn D Dafen to Dynevor E East Marsh to Esgob F Faenor to Furnace G Ganol to Gwynfe H Halfpenny Furze to Horeb I Iddole to Is-morlais J Johnstown K Kidwelly to Kingsland L Lacques to Loughor M Mabelfyw to Myrtle Hill N Nant Aeron to Newton P Pantarfon to Pysgotwr R Ram to Roche Castle S Salem to Sylgen T Tachlouan to Tywi U Upper Brynaman to Uwch Sawdde W Waun Baglam to Wysg Y Ydw to Ystumgwili List of subscribers

Bywgraffiad yr Awdur / Author Biography

Richard Morgan is a former archivist at Powys Archives and Glamorgan Archives. He co-authored the Dictionary of the Place-Names of Wales (2007, 2008) with Professor Hywel Wyn Owen, is the author of Place-Names of Glamorgan (Welsh Academic Press 2018).