Standardised Welsh Place-names list

Maenlle-gwaun

PronounceMaenlle-gwaun
Standard form
Maenlle-gwaun
English form
Maenlle-gwaun
Type
Settlement
Postcode
SA44
Grid reference
SN3536
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.