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

Llangollen. — From Collen, a saint of the seventh century. A Welsh legend recounts his martial deeds whenhe was in the Roman army, and shows how he became Abbot of Glastonbury, and spent the latter -end of hislife in that delightful vale which still bears his name. English name — Hazelchurch.Llanfair Dyffryn Clwyd. – Llanfaify St. Mary's church; dyffryn, vale; Clwyd, the name of the picturesque andfertile vale in which the church is situated. Clwyd is probably a mutation of llwyd, venerable, adorable. " Duwlwyd," the adorable God. English name — Holychurch.Llanrhaiadr Dyffryn Clwyd. — Rhaiadr means cataract, waterfall. Rhaiadru, to spout out. " FfynonDdyfrog," Dyvrog's well, a short distance from the church, suddenly disappears in the fissures of the rock.Dyffryn Clwyd has been explained already. English name — Wellchurch.Llanrhudd. — A corruption of Llanrhyd, the church by the ford. English name — Churchford.Llansantffraid-glan-Conwy. — The church was dedicated to St. Ffraid, and the village stands on the banksof the river Conway. The name of the railway-station is Cruog, to distinguish it from the other Llansantffraid.English name— St Bride's-on-the-Conway.Llandyrnog. — From Dyrnog, a descendant of Seithenin, to whom the church is dedicated. English name —Thrashton.Llansilin. — The church is dedicated to Silin, a descendant of Emyr Llydaw, and a saint of the sixth century.Eglwys Sulien, Cardigan, also bears his. name. English name — Silinton.Llangwyfen. – From Cwyfen, a descendant of Caradog Breichfras.— English name — Kwyven.Llandrillo. — From Trillo, son of Ithel Hael, and a saint of the sixth century. He was a member of the Enlliseminary. This village is famous for being the residence of Maelgwyn Gwynedd in the fifth century, andafterwards of Ednyfed Fychan, chief of one of the royal tribes of Wales. English name — Trillham.Llanhychan. — From Hychan, a descendant of Brychan, and a saint of the fifth century. English name —Youngston.Llangynhafal. — The church is dedicated to- Cytthafal, a descendant of Caradog Freichfras, and a saint ofthe seventh century. English name— Cynhaval.Llangernyw. — The church was founded by Sll Digain in the fifth century, and probably dedicated it to hisfather, Cystenyn Gorneu, a British king, and son of Cadwr, the prince of Cernyw (Cornwall); hence the nameLlangernyw. English name — Hornton.Llanrwst. — The old church was built in 1170, and dedicated to Crwst, a descendant of Urien Rheged, and asaint of the seventh century. Lord Herbert burned the church in 1468, and the present one was built in 1470.Pennant says the church was dedicated to St. Rhystid, or Restitutus, Archbishop of London, in 361. Englishname — Manton.Llangadwaladr. — The church is dedicated to Cadwaladr the Blessed, who succeeded his father,Cadwallawn, to the throne of Britain in 634. He was the last of the Welsh princes who assumed the title ofKing of Britain. English name — Valiantton.Llangedwyn. — From Cedwyn, a descendant of Gwrthefyr, the king, and a saint of the sixth century. It issupposed he was buried in the church. English name — Giftton.Llandegla. — The church was probably dedicated to Tegla who, according to tradition, was' converted toChristianity by the Apostle Paul, and suffered martyrdom under Nero at Iconium. The celebrated Tegla's Wellis about 200 yards from the Church. English name — Teglaton .Llanddulais. — From Dulais—du, black; glas, blue — the river on which the church is situated. Here theunfortunate Richard the Second was betrayed into the hands of his formidable rival to the throne. Thecantrev is called Is-Dulais. English name — Lividton.Origin of Place-names in Wales & Monmouthshire Page 48