Standardised Welsh Place-names list

Pont-hir

PronouncePont-hir
Standard form
Pont-hir
English form
Pont-hir
Type
Settlement
Postcode
NP18
Grid reference
ST3292
Local authority
Torfaen

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.

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