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The list of standardised Welsh place-names is a list compiled by the Welsh Language Commissioner to recommend the standardisation of the spelling of Welsh place-names, particularly in the Welsh language and when multiple forms are used, although some place-names in English were also recommended to be matched with the Welsh.
Fifty-five boroughs in Wales were given parliamentary representation in 1536, but the Municipal Corporations Act 1835 recognised only 20 Welsh boroughs [citation needed]. Subsequent urban growth led to the designation of other places as boroughs, including Wrexham , Rhondda , Barry and Merthyr Tydfil , but many other settlements were only ...
This article lists a number of common generic forms in place names in the British Isles, their meanings and some examples of their use. The study of place names is called toponymy ; for a more detailed examination of this subject in relation to British and Irish place names, refer to Toponymy in the United Kingdom and Ireland .
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Names Date created Population Population density Area Style Administrative centre English Welsh (/km 2) (/mi 2) (km 2) (mi 2) Cardiff: Caerdydd 1996 [a] 372,089 2,641 6,840 141 54 County, city Cardiff: Swansea: Abertawe 1996 [a] 241,282 639 1,660 378 146 County, city Swansea: Rhondda Cynon Taf: 1996 239,018 564 1,460 424 164 County borough ...
Welsh cakes are made from flour, butter or lard, currants, eggs, milk, and spices such as cinnamon and nutmeg. [2] [6] They are roughly circular, a few inches (7–8 cm) [citation needed] in diameter and about half an inch (1–1.5 cm) thick. Welsh cakes are served hot or cold, sometimes dusted with caster sugar.