Standardised Welsh Place-names list

Cwm-byr

PronounceCwm-byr
Standard form
Cwm-byr
English form
Cwm-byr
Type
Settlement
Postcode
SA19
Grid reference
SN6332
Local authority
Carmarthenshire

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.