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Y Castellnewydd, Glamorgan   (Urban locality)

Y Castellnewydd (Newcastle) is an urban district in Bridgend, Glamorgan. Newcastle is located immediately west of Bridgend town centre and either side of Park Street. On Newcastle Hill overlooking the town is Newcastle's parish church, St Illtyds, which is a Grade II* listed building originating in the 14th century. The remains of Newcastle Castle are also at the top of Newcastle Hill, believed to date from 1106. Newcastle is within the council area of Bridgend.

Place Type: Urban locality
Alternative name(s): Newcastle
Historic County : Glamorgan
Lat, Long: 51.508854,-3.583386
Grid Reference: SS902800
Police Area: South Wales
Council Area: Bridgend
Community (Civil Parish): Bridgend C
Country: Wales

GBPNID: 32433
Entry Type: Alternative name listing (C)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Y_Castellnewydd,_Glamorgan_32433

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Y Clas-ar-Wy, Brecknockshire   (Village)

Y Clas-ar-Wy (Glasbury) is a village in Brecknockshire. It is within the council area of Powys.

Place Type: Village
Alternative name(s): Glasbury, Clas-ar-Wy
Historic County : Brecknockshire
Lat, Long: 52.042795,-3.195297
Grid Reference: SO181389
Police Area: Dyfed-Powys
Council Area: Powys
Community (Civil Parish): Gwernyfed C
Country: Wales

GBPNID: 51250
Entry Type: Alternative name listing (C)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Y_Clas-ar-Wy,_Brecknockshire_51250

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Y Clun, Glamorgan   (Village)

Y Clun is a village in Glamorgan. It is within the council area of Neath Port Talbot.

Place Type: Village
Alternative name(s): Clyne
Historic County : Glamorgan
Lat, Long: 51.693033,-3.734643
Grid Reference: SN802007
Police Area: South Wales
Council Area: Neath Port Talbot
Community (Civil Parish): Clyne and Melincourt C
Country: Wales

GBPNID: 10006
Entry Type: Alternative name listing (C)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Y_Clun,_Glamorgan_10006

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Y Coed Duon, Monmouthshire   (Town)

Y Coed Duon (Blackwood) is a town on the Sirhowy River in western Monmouthshire. Blackwood was founded in the early 19th century by local colliery owner John Hodder Moggridge: the first houses in Blackwood were built by Moggridge in an attempt to build a model village. Blackwood was a centre of Chartist organisation in the 1830s. The modern economy is based on light industrial and high-tech firms. The town is within the council area of Caerphilly.

Place Type: Town
Alternative name(s): Blackwood, Coed Duon
Historic County : Monmouthshire
Lat, Long: 51.667707,-3.195796
Grid Reference: ST173972
Police Area: Gwent
Council Area: Caerphilly
Community (Civil Parish): Blackwood C
Country: Wales

GBPNID: 10195
Entry Type: Alternative name listing (C)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Y_Coed_Duon,_Monmouthshire_10195

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Y Creunant, Glamorgan   (Village)

Y Creunant is a village in Glamorgan. It is within the council area of Neath Port Talbot.

Place Type: Village
Alternative name(s): Crynant
Historic County : Glamorgan
Lat, Long: 51.731211,-3.747574
Grid Reference: SN794050
Police Area: South Wales
Council Area: Neath Port Talbot
Community (Civil Parish): Crynant C
Country: Wales

GBPNID: 12031
Entry Type: Alternative name listing (C)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Y_Creunant,_Glamorgan_12031

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Y Croes-faen, Glamorgan   (Village)

Y Croes-faen is a village in Glamorgan. It is within the council area of Rhondda Cynon Taf.

Place Type: Village
Alternative name(s): Groes-faen, Y Groes-faen
Historic County : Glamorgan
Lat, Long: 51.520968,-3.3413755
Grid Reference: ST070810
Police Area: South Wales
Council Area: Rhondda Cynon Taf
Community (Civil Parish): Pont-y-clun C
Country: Wales

GBPNID: 51253
Entry Type: Alternative name listing (C)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Y_Croes-faen,_Glamorgan_51253

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Y Crwys, Glamorgan   (Village)

Y Crwys is a village in Glamorgan. It is within the council area of Swansea.

Place Type: Village
Alternative name(s): Three Crosses
Historic County : Glamorgan
Lat, Long: 51.628709,-4.067318
Grid Reference: SS570942
Police Area: South Wales
Council Area: Swansea
Community (Civil Parish): Three Crosses C
Country: Wales

GBPNID: 44715
Entry Type: Alternative name listing (C)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Y_Crwys,_Glamorgan_44715

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Y Cwm, Flintshire   (Village)

Y Cwm is a village in Flintshire. It is within the council area of Denbighshire.

Place Type: Village
Alternative name(s): Cwm
Historic County : Flintshire
Lat, Long: 53.285168,-3.4070043
Grid Reference: SJ062773
Police Area: North Wales
Council Area: Denbighshire
Community (Civil Parish): Cwm C
Country: Wales

GBPNID: 12219
Entry Type: Alternative name listing (C)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Y_Cwm,_Flintshire_12219

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Y Cymer, Glamorgan   (Village)

Y Cymer is a village in Glamorgan. It is within the council area of Neath Port Talbot.

Place Type: Village
Alternative name(s): Cymmer, Cymer
Historic County : Glamorgan
Lat, Long: 51.654254,-3.64619
Grid Reference: SS862963
Police Area: South Wales
Council Area: Neath Port Talbot
Community (Civil Parish): Cymer and Glyncorrwg C
Country: Wales

GBPNID: 12403
Entry Type: Alternative name listing (C)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Y_Cymer,_Glamorgan_12403

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Y Cymer, Glamorgan   (Village)

Y Cymer is a village in Glamorgan. It is within the council area of Rhondda Cynon Taf.

Place Type: Village
Alternative name(s): Cymmer
Historic County : Glamorgan
Lat, Long: 51.606586,-3.4099358
Grid Reference: ST024906
Police Area: South Wales
Council Area: Rhondda Cynon Taf
Community (Civil Parish): Cymmer C
Country: Wales

GBPNID: 12405
Entry Type: Alternative name listing (C)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Y_Cymer,_Glamorgan_12405

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Y Ddraenen Wen, Glamorgan   (Village)

Y Ddraenen Wen (Hawthorn) is a village in Glamorgan. It is within the council area of Rhondda Cynon Taf.

Place Type: Village
Alternative name(s): Hawthorn, White Hawthorn
Historic County : Glamorgan
Lat, Long: 51.580182,-3.307214
Grid Reference: ST095876
Police Area: South Wales
Council Area: Rhondda Cynon Taf
Community (Civil Parish): Pontypridd Town C
Country: Wales

GBPNID: 20673
Entry Type: Alternative name listing (C)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Y_Ddraenen_Wen,_Glamorgan_20673

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Y Dref, Caernarfonshire   (Urban locality)

Y Dref is an urban locality in Criccieth, Caernarfonshire. It is within the council area of Gwynedd.

Place Type: Urban locality
Historic County : Caernarfonshire
Lat, Long: 52.916254,-4.231803
Grid Reference: SH500377
Police Area: North Wales
Council Area: Gwynedd
Community (Civil Parish): Criccieth C
Country: Wales

GBPNID: 51259
Entry Type: Main listing (P)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Y_Dref,_Caernarfonshire_51259

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Y Drenewydd, Montgomeryshire   (Town)

Y Drenewydd (Newtown) is the largest town in Montgomeryshire, lying on the River Severn. The town was birthplace of the industrialist Robert Owen in 1771, his former house now being a museum. Newtown is also the home of the Oriel Davies Gallery, a major public gallery which shows national and international contemporary art and craft. The town is within the council area of Powys.

Place Type: Town
Alternative name(s): Newtown
Historic County : Montgomeryshire
Lat, Long: 52.515095,-3.3150261
Grid Reference: SO108916
Police Area: Dyfed-Powys
Council Area: Powys
Community (Civil Parish): Newtown and Llanllwchaiarn C
Country: Wales

GBPNID: 32764
Entry Type: Alternative name listing (C)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Y_Drenewydd,_Montgomeryshire_32764

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Y Dyfawden, Monmouthshire   (Village)

Y Dyfawden is a village in Monmouthshire. It is within the council area of Monmouthshire.

Place Type: Village
Alternative name(s): Devauden
Historic County : Monmouthshire
Lat, Long: 51.686859,-2.748254
Grid Reference: ST483989
Police Area: Gwent
Council Area: Monmouthshire
Community (Civil Parish): Devauden C
Country: Wales

GBPNID: 13016
Entry Type: Alternative name listing (C)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Y_Dyfawden,_Monmouthshire_13016

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Y Fach-wen, Caernarfonshire   (Village)

Y Fach-wen is a village in Caernarfonshire. It is within the council area of Gwynedd.

Place Type: Village
Alternative name(s): Fachwen
Historic County : Caernarfonshire
Lat, Long: 53.134807,-4.1345716
Grid Reference: SH572618
Police Area: North Wales
Council Area: Gwynedd
Community (Civil Parish): Llanddeiniolen C
Country: Wales

GBPNID: 15635
Entry Type: Alternative name listing (C)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Y_Fach-wen,_Caernarfonshire_15635

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