Standardised Welsh Place-names list

Cwm-du

Standard form
Cwm-du
English form
Cwm-du
Type
Settlement
Postcode
SA5
Grid reference
SS6494
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.