handbook of the origin of place-names in wales and monmouthshire

eject. The village took its name from the bridge. English name — Bridgecast.Penrhos. — The name of this village signifies the top of a meadow or plain. English name — Meadow Top.Pontbrenaraeth. — Pontbren, a wooden bridge; Aratth, the name of the river. Ar, surface; aeik, went,signifying a shallow river. English name- — Woodbridge.Penbeyr, or Penboyr. — Pen, top; beyr and hoyr are Norse for farmstead. The name signifies a district offarmhouses terminating at the foot of a certain mountain. English name — Farmsend.Pump Heol. — Pump, five; heol, road; so called from the junction of five roads in the place. English name —Five Roads.Rhandirmwyn. — Rhandir, a portion of land, a district; tnwyn, a mine, ore. There are ancient lead mines inthe district called Nantymwyn, which are noted for pottery ore. English name— Mineton.St. Clears. — The Normans, immediately after the Conquest, built a castle and a church here, the latter ofwhich was dedicated to one of their own clan, named St. Clar; hence the name of the place. In the "Myvyrian " she is called Sain Cler and St. Clares.Tygwyn. — A village in the parish of Llanboidy. It means the white house. In ancient times it was called Tygwyn ar Daf, white house on the Tanv English name — Whitehouse.Tkimsaran. — A compound of trum, ridge, back,, hill, and sarn, road, way. English name — Hillroad.Talyllychau, or Talley. — Tal, front or end; y, the; llychau, plural of llwch, lake or pool. There are two largepools near the church; hence the name. Talley is an abbreviation of the Welsh name. English name —Lakesend.Terra-Coed. — Much like the Italian terra-cotta, but we have no reason why we should refer it to any Italiansource. It is, probably, a corruption of Tir-y-coed, which implies woody land. English name — Woodland.Tir Esgob. — Tir, land; esgob, bishop. To what bishop the reference is made, we do not know. English name— Bishopsland.Tir Rosier. — Tir, land; rhos, meadow, plain; hir t long ; Tir-rhos-hir is the right wording, which means theland of the long meadow," or " the long peat-land." English name — Peatland.Trelech. — The name signifies " the town of stones." Not far from the village there is an immense carneddcalled Crug y Deyrn, or more correctly, Crug Edeyrn. The place derives its name, probably, from this andother relics of Druidism in the district. Some antiquarians believe that Edeyrn was buried here. Thecelebrated poet and antiquarian, Nathan Dyfed, and another gentleman opened a cistfaen here in 1830, andfound therein calcined bones and charcoal. English name — Stoneton.Tachbuan. — Tach, what spreads or vanishes; buan, soon, quick. English name — Quickton.Treclas. — Clas means a green covering or surface. " Clas Merddin, the green space of smooth hills; the oldname of the Isle of Britain." — Trioedd. English name — Greenham.Talog. — The name signifies high-fronted, bold-faced. Talwg means a high house with stone roof, incontradistinction to the low cot with thatched roof. Fob ty talwg, all highly frowning houses. English name —Highham.Trerhos. — Tre, place, town; rhos, meadow. The village is situated on a marshy plain. — English name —Marshton.Felinfoel. — It signifies the bald or bare mill. The old mill near the river Lliedi was designated Felinfoel inorder to distinguish it from Felinyrafr, or Felingyrnig, which was higher up on the side of the same river. Thelatter was remarkable for its cornigerous appearance, whereas the former was a bare building, and,therefore, entitled to the appellation Felinfoel. When the village grew sufficiently to claim a share innomenclature, it was decided to perpetuate the name of the old mill. English name — Baremill.Origin of Place-names in Wales & Monmouthshire Page 38