Standardised Welsh Place-names list

Pont-sarn

PronouncePont-sarn
Standard form
Pont-sarn
English form
Pont-sarn
Type
Settlement
Grid reference
SO0409
Local authority
Merthyr Tydfil

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.