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Glossary of Welsh origins of place names in Britain: P to S

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Element Meaning Examples
pabell nf pebyll pl tent , grove Babell SJ1573 Cilybebyll SN7404
pair nm cauldron Bryniau Pair SH8562 Nant-y-pair SN3422
pâl nm palisaded enclosure Penrhiwpâl SN3445 Pen-pâl SN5418
palmant nm paved way Penpalmant SJ0668 Pen-y-Palmant SJ0475
pandy nm fulling-mill Pandy SJ1935 Tonypandy SS9992
pant nm hollow , valley Pant-glas SH4747 Cwmsychbant SN4746
panwaun nf panweunydd pl bog where cotton-grass grows Panwaun Pen-y-coetgae SN9000 Panwaun Pwll-gwellt SO0401
parc nm parciau , parcau pl park , field , enclosure Penparcau SN5880 Cwm-parc SS9596
pedwar num pedair f four Pedair Onnen SS9778 Pedair-ffordd SJ1124
pelan nf knoll , hillock , tump;river bank , sea wall Pen-y-belan SJ1204 Belan SJ2004
pella(f) adj farthest Taipellaf SH9456 Ty Pellaf SH1121
pen nm pennau pl head , top; end , edge Pen-y-bont-fawr SJ0824 Penfro SM9801
penrhyn nm promontory Penrhyndeudraeth SH6139 Penrhyn-side SH8181
pentre(f) nm homestead , village Pentre-bach SN5547 Pentregwenlais SN6016
perfedd nm middle , midst Treberfedd SJ3012 Banc Cefnperfedd SO0984
perllan nf orchard Berllan SN1239 Berllandawel SN1727
perth nf perthi pl bush , brake , hedge Arberth SN1014 Berth-ddu SO0185
ph- A word starting ph may be a mutated form of a word starting p  
pi nf piod pl magpie Pentre-piod SH8930 Llwyn-y-piod SN5103
pia nm magpie Llwynypia SS9993 Castell y Pia ST1190
pica adj pointed , sharp Bryniau Pica SN8066 Llan-pica SO2250
pig nf point Pig y Baw SN0140 Nant-y-big SH3025
pigyn nm point Pigyn Esgob SH7651 Pigyn Shon-Nicholas SN6635
pistyll nm spout , waterfall Pistyll SH3242 Tan-y-pistyll SJ0729
plas nm hall , mansion Plas Einion SJ1354 Plas-criafol SJ1131
plwm nm lead Nant Felin-blwm SJ1380 Gwaun Ynys-plwm ST0383
plwyf nm parish Blaen-plwyf SN5775 Blaen Plwyf Ystrad SN5753
poeth adj hot , burnt Cwmfelin-boeth SN1919 Coed-poeth SJ2851
ponc nf ponciau pl hillock , tump Pen-y-bonc SH2181 Bonc SJ1637
poncyn , poncen nm, nf small hillock Ponciau SJ2946 Clawdd Poncen SJ0744
pont nf bridge Pen-y-bont ar Ogwr SN1745 Bontnewydd SH4859
porchell , parchell nm perchyll pl young pig Penporchell SH9967 Coed Wernporchell SH6371
porth nm gate , gateway Porth-y-rhyd SN5215 Porth-yr-aur SH4762
porth nf harbour , bay , landing-place , ferry Porthaethwy SH5572 Porthmadog SH5638
pren nm tree Prenteg SH5841 Coed-saithpren SN5223
prys(g) nm copse , brushwood Prys-mawr SH8630 Penprysg SS9682
pum(p) num five Llanpumsaint SN4129 Pumryd SH8719
'r (see y)    
pwlI nm pyllau pl pit , pool Llanfair Pwllgwyngyll SH5371 Glasbwll SN7397
r- A word starting r may be a mutated form of a word starting rh  
rhaeadr nf waterfall Rhaeadr SN9768 Llanrhaeadr-yng-Nghinmeirch SJ0863
rhandir nm region , district , measure of land Rhandir-mwyn SN7843 Rhandir SH8371
rhedyn(n)og nf fern-brake Glynrhedynog SS9997 Rhedynog Bellaf SH4138
rhedynen nf rhedyn pl fern Rhedyn-coch SH4166 Brynrhedyn SH9764
rhestr nf row , series Rhestr Cerrig SN8078 Blaen Rhestr SN8469
rhingyll nm herald , beadle Castell-y-rhingyll SN5714 Ffynnon Ringyll ST1089
rhiw nf/m hill , slope Rhiwlas SH5765 Troed-y-rhiw SO0702
rhod nf wheel , orbit Rhod Isaf SM7023 Rhodmad SN5974
rhos nf rhosydd pl moor , promontory Rhosgadfan SH5057 Rhosnesi SJ3450
rhudd adj red , crimson Rhuddallt SH6718 Rhuddlan SJ0278
rhyd nf/m ford Rhydlydan SH8950 Pont-rhyd-y-fen SS7994
saer nm seiri pl craftsman Bryn Saer SJ2769 Glyn Saer SN8442
saeth nf saethau pl arrow Rhiwsaeth SJ0722 Bwlchysaethau SH6154
Sais nm Saeson pl Englishman Pant-y-Sais SS7194 Cae'r Sais SH2677
sant , san nm saint pl saint; monk Pumsaint SN6540 Llantrisant ST0483
sarff nf serpent Sarffle SJ1433 Ffynnon Sarff SH2931
sarn nf sarnau pl causeway Tal-y-sarn SH4853 Sarnau SN3150
serth adj steep Bryn Serth SO1410 Maen-serth SN9469
siambr nf chamber Siambr-wen SJ0723 Siambr-gerrig SJ1933
sigl , siglen nf quagmire Bwlch Siglen SH8313 Siglen SH7464
simnai , simdde nf chimney Porth Simdde SH1626 Cerrig Simdde SH7940
stent nm/f extent (land) Tir Stent SH7516 Cil Stent SH7960
sticil , sticill nf stile Pontsticill SO0511 Garn Pontsticill SO0511
stryd , stryt nf way , street Stryd SH2482 Stryt-cae-rhedyn SJ2660
swch nf ploughshare , triangular piece of land Swch-cae-rhiw SJ1335 Swch y Llan SH9348
swllt nm shilling Crug y Swllt SN1712 Garn-swllt SN6209
swydd nf seat , lordship , office Swyddffynnon SN6966 Rhos-swydd SO1264
sych adj dry Cwmsychbant SN4746 Sycharth SJ2025

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