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Llan () and its variants ( br, lan; kw, lann; xpi, lhan; Irish and gd, lann) are a common element of Celtic placenames in the
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, especially of
Welsh toponymy The place-names of Wales derive in most cases from the Welsh language, but have also been influenced by linguistic contact with the Romans, Anglo-Saxons, Vikings, Anglo-Normans and modern English. Toponymy in Wales reveals significant features of ...
. In Welsh an (often
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) name of a local saint or a geomorphological description follows the ''Llan''
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to form a single word: for example Llanfair is the parish or settlement around the church of (Welsh for " Mary").
Goidelic The Goidelic or Gaelic languages ( ga, teangacha Gaelacha; gd, cànanan Goidhealach; gv, çhengaghyn Gaelgagh) form one of the two groups of Insular Celtic languages, the other being the Brittonic languages. Goidelic languages historically ...
toponyms end in ''-lann''. The various forms of the word are distantly
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with English ''land'' and ''lawn'' and presumably initially denoted a specially cleared and enclosed area of land. In
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it came to be applied particularly to the sanctified land occupied by communities of
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converts. It is part of the name of more than 630 locations in
Wales Wales ( cy, Cymru ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by England to the Wales–England border, east, the Irish Sea to the north and west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the ...
and nearly all have some connection with a local patron saint. These were usually the founding saints of the parish,Baring-Gould, Sabine
''The Lives of the Saints'', Vol. 16, "The Celtic Church and its Saints", p. 67
Longmans, Green, & Co. (New York), 1898. relatives of the ruling families who invaded Wales during the early Middle Ages. The founder of a new ''llan'' was obliged to reside at the site and to eat only once a day, each time taking a bit of bread and an egg and drinking only water and milk. This lasted for forty days, Sundays excepted, after which the land was considered sanctified for ever. The typical ''llan'' employed or erected a circular or oval embankment with a protective stockade, surrounded by wooden or stone huts. Unlike Saxon practice, these establishments were not chapels for the local lords but almost separate tribes, initially some distance away from the secular community. Over time, however, it became common for prosperous communities to become either
monasteries A monastery is a building or complex of buildings comprising the domestic quarters and workplaces of monastics, monks or nuns, whether living in communities or alone ( hermits). A monastery generally includes a place reserved for prayer whic ...
forbidden to lay residents or fully secular communities controlled by the local lord. In the later Middle Ages ''llan'' also came to denote entire
parish A parish is a territorial entity in many Christian denominations, constituting a division within a diocese. A parish is under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of a priest, often termed a parish priest, who might be assisted by one or ...
es, both as an ecclesiastical region and as a subdivision of a
commote A commote (Welsh ''cwmwd'', sometimes spelt in older documents as ''cymwd'', plural ''cymydau'', less frequently ''cymydoedd'')'' Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru'' (University of Wales Dictionary), p. 643 was a secular division of land in Medieval Wal ...
or
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.


Place names in Wales


Places named after saints

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Llanaelhaearn __NOTOC__ Llanaelhaearn is a village and community on the Llŷn Peninsula in the county of Gwynedd, Wales. The community includes the larger village of Trefor and has a population of 1,067, increasing to 1,117 at the 2011 Census. Name The to ...
, Saint
Aelhaiarn Saint Aelhaiarn or Aelhaearn (Welsh for "Iron Eyebrows";Baring-Gould, Sabine & al''The Lives of the British Saints: The Saints of Wales and Cornwall and Such Irish Saints as Have Dedications in Britain'', Vol. I, pp. 101 ff ...
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Llanafan Fawr Llanafan Fawr is a village and community and ecclesiastical parish in the former cantref of Buellt (Builth) and historic county of Brecknockshire in Wales. It is now part of Powys. The community includes the former parish of Llanfihangel Bryn Pabu ...
'Great Llanafan',
Saint Afan In religious belief, a saint is a person who is recognized as having an exceptional degree of holiness, likeness, or closeness to God. However, the use of the term ''saint'' depends on the context and denomination. In Catholic, Eastern O ...
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Llanafan Fechan Llanfechan is a small church settlement in the community of Treflys, consisting of a church and a farm, and the surrounding area, it is beside the A483 on the north side of the Irfon Valley near Cilmeri, about west of Builth Wells, Powys, Wale ...
'Little Llanafan' (now often 'Llanfechan'), Saint Afan * Llanafan y Trawsgoed (alternatively,
Llanafan, Ceredigion Llanafan is a small village between Tregaron and Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, in Wales. Llanafan is around ten miles from Aberystwyth and Tregaron. It is named for its parish church, St Afan's Church, Llanafan, St Afan's ('), which serves as the chape ...
), Saint Afan * Llanallgo, Saint Gallgo see St Gallgo's Church * Llanarmon, Gwynedd, Saint Garmon * Llanarmon Dyffryn Ceiriog, Saint Garmon * Llanarmon Mynydd Mawr, Saint Garmon *
Llanarmon-yn-Iâl Llanarmon-yn-Iâl is a village, and local government community, in Denbighshire, Wales, lying in limestone country in the valley of the River Alyn. The community is part of an electoral ward called Llanarmon-yn-Iâl/Llandegla. The populat ...
, Denbighshire, Saint Garmon or St.
Germanus of Auxerre Germanus of Auxerre ( la, Germanus Antissiodorensis; cy, Garmon Sant; french: Saint Germain l'Auxerrois; 378 – c. 442–448 AD) was a western Roman clergyman who was bishop of Autissiodorum in Late Antique Gaul. He abandoned a career as a ...
* Llanarthney, St Arthney *
Llanasa Llanasa is a village and community in the county of Flintshire, north-east Wales. Llanasa is described as one of the ancient parishes of Flintshire. It originally comprised the townships of Gronant, Gwespyr, Kelston, Golden Grove, Picton, Tr ...
, Saint Asaph * Llanbabo, Saint Pabo * Llanbadarn Fawr, Ceredigion, Saint Padarn *
Llanbadarn Fawr, Powys Llanbadarn Fawr is a community in Powys, within the historic boundaries of Radnorshire, mid Wales. Consisting of a tract of undulating land directly north east of Llandrindod Wells, the community consists of the settlements of Crossgates and ...
St Padarn *
Llanbadarn Fynydd Llanbadarn Fynydd (meaning ''Church of Padarn in the mountain'') is a village and community in Radnorshire, Powys, Wales, and is from Cardiff and from London. The community includes the villages of Llanbadarn Fynydd, Llananno and Llaithdd ...
, Saint Padarn * Llanbadarn y Garreg, Saint Padarn *
Llanbadoc Llanbadoc ( cy, Llanbadog Fawr) is a village and community in the county of Monmouthshire and the preserved county of Gwent in Wales. The population of the village at the 2011 census was 806. The village is in the Newport postal district of N ...
, Saint Madoc see
St Madoc's Church, Llanbadoc The Church of St Madoc, Llanbadoc, Monmouthshire is a parish church with its origins in the 14th century. A Grade II* listed building, the church remains an active parish church. History The church is thought to have belonged to Usk Priory in ...
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Llanbadrig Llanbadrig is a village and community (and former electoral ward) in Anglesey, Wales. The parish includes the township of Clygyrog, Tregynrig and the port of Cemaes (pronounced "Kem-ice"), and was formerly in the cwmwd of Talybolion. The ...
, Saint Patrick *Llanbeder,
Newport Newport most commonly refers to: *Newport, Wales *Newport, Rhode Island, US Newport or New Port may also refer to: Places Asia *Newport City, Metro Manila, a Philippine district in Pasay Europe Ireland *Newport, County Mayo, a town on the ...
St Peter *
Llanbedr Llanbedr () is a village and community south of Harlech. Administratively, it lies in the Ardudwy area, formerly Meirionnydd, of the county of Gwynedd, Wales. History Ancient monuments at Llanbedr include Neolithic standing stones; the ...
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Saint Peter ) (Simeon, Simon) , birth_date = , birth_place = Bethsaida, Gaulanitis, Syria, Roman Empire , death_date = Between AD 64–68 , death_place = probably Vatican Hill, Rome, Italia, Roman Empire , parents = John (or Jonah; Jona) , occupa ...
* Llanbedr, Crickhowell St Peter *Llanbedr (Radnorshire),
Saint Peter ) (Simeon, Simon) , birth_date = , birth_place = Bethsaida, Gaulanitis, Syria, Roman Empire , death_date = Between AD 64–68 , death_place = probably Vatican Hill, Rome, Italia, Roman Empire , parents = John (or Jonah; Jona) , occupa ...
* Llanbedr Dyffryn Clwyd,
Saint Peter ) (Simeon, Simon) , birth_date = , birth_place = Bethsaida, Gaulanitis, Syria, Roman Empire , death_date = Between AD 64–68 , death_place = probably Vatican Hill, Rome, Italia, Roman Empire , parents = John (or Jonah; Jona) , occupa ...
* Llanbedrgoch,
Saint Peter ) (Simeon, Simon) , birth_date = , birth_place = Bethsaida, Gaulanitis, Syria, Roman Empire , death_date = Between AD 64–68 , death_place = probably Vatican Hill, Rome, Italia, Roman Empire , parents = John (or Jonah; Jona) , occupa ...
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Llanbedrog Llanbedrog is a village and community on the Llŷn peninsula of Gwynedd in Wales. It is situated on the south side of the peninsula on the A499 between Pwllheli and Abersoch. Formerly in the county of Caernarfonshire, it had a population of 1 ...
, Saint Petroc * Llanbedr-y-cennin, Saint Peter *
Llanbedr Pont Steffan Lampeter (; cy, Llanbedr Pont Steffan (formal); ''Llambed'' ( colloquial)) is a town, community and electoral ward in Ceredigion, Wales, at the confluence of the Afon Dulas with the River Teifi. It is the third largest urban area in Ceredi ...
, St Peter * Llanbeulan, Saint Peulan * Llanberis,
Saint Peris Saint Peris was a little-known Welsh saint of the early Christian period, possibly 6th century. He is referred to in the Bonedd y Saint as a 'Cardinal of Rome'. However, he may have been one of the many children of Helig ap Glannog of Tyno Heli ...
* Llanblethian, Saint Bleiddian * Llanbrynmair, Saint Mary * Llandanwg, Saint
Tanwg Saint Tanwg is the patron saint of Llandanwg, Gwynedd, Wales. He is presumed to be the founder of St Tanwg's Church, the small church at Llandanwg near Harlech, although the presence of an inscribed stone which has been dated to the 5th cent ...
* Llandecwyn, Saint Tecwyn * Llandefaelog Fach, Powys, St Maelog * Llandegveth, St Tegvedd * Llanddeiniol, St Deiniol * Llanddeiniolen, Saint Deiniol *
Llandderfel Llandderfel is a village and a sparsely populated community in Gwynedd, Wales, near Bala, formerly served by the Llandderfel railway station. The community also includes the settlements of Glan-yr-afon, Llanfor, Cefnddwysarn and Frongoch. Th ...
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Saint Derfel Derfel, known as Derfel Gadarn ('' darn'': "mighty, valiant, strong"), was a 6th-century Celtic Christian monk regarded as a saint. Local legend holds that he was a warrior of King Arthur. Family Medieval Welsh tradition held that he was relate ...
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Llanddeusant, Anglesey Llanddeusant (; ''the church of two saints'') is a small linear village, on Anglesey, North Wales about north east of Holyhead. The village takes its name from its parish church which is dedicated to St. Marcellus and Saint Marcellina. Llan ...
, two saints: Saint Marcellus and Saint Marcellina * Llanddeusant, Carmarthenshire, two saints:
Saint David Saint David ( cy, Dewi Sant; la, Davidus; ) was a Welsh bishop of Mynyw (now St Davids) during the 6th century. He is the patron saint of Wales. David was a native of Wales, and tradition has preserved a relatively large amount of detail a ...
and Saint Teilo * Llanddew, St David *Llanddewi Nant Honddu ( Llanthony), St David * Llandegfan Saint Tegfan * Llandegla, Saint Tegla *
Llandegley Llandegley ( cy, Llandeglau), is a village near Llandrindod Wells, in the community of Penybont, in Powys, mid Wales, United Kingdom. It is the location of Llandegley International Airport. It lies from Cardiff and from London. This area is r ...
, Saint Tegla *
Llandeilo Llandeilo () is a town and community in Carmarthenshire, Wales, situated at the crossing of the River Towy by the A483 on a 19th-century stone bridge. Its population was 1,795 at the 2011 Census. It is adjacent to the westernmost point of the ...
, Saint Teilo *
Llandeilo'r-Fan Llandeilo'r-Fan is a small village located in Powys, Wales. It is located between Llandovery and Brecon. It is very rural and is located in a hilly area of mid wales. The village has a church, community hall and a few houses. The nearest sh ...
Saint Teilo * Llanddaniel Fab Saint Deiniol Fab see
St Deiniol's Church, Llanddaniel Fab St Deiniol's Church, Llanddaniel Fab, is a small 19th-century parish church in the centre of Llanddaniel Fab, a village in Anglesey, north Wales. The first church in this location is said to have been established by St Deiniol Fab (to whom the ch ...
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Llanddewi The Gower Peninsula ( cy, Gŵyr) in the City and County of Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom is an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. It contains over twenty villages and communities. Villages Bishopston Bishopston (, or historically ''Llanme ...
, St David * Llanddewi Brefi,
Saint David Saint David ( cy, Dewi Sant; la, Davidus; ) was a Welsh bishop of Mynyw (now St Davids) during the 6th century. He is the patron saint of Wales. David was a native of Wales, and tradition has preserved a relatively large amount of detail a ...
* Llanddewi'r Cwm, St David * Llanddewi Rhydderch, St David * Llanddewi Velfrey, St David * Llanddewi Ystradenny, St David *
Llanddoged Llanddoged is a small village which lies in the hills a little over a mile to the north of Llanrwst, in Conwy county borough, Wales. The village itself has a small population, with a surrounding rural farming community. Most of the populatio ...
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Saint Doged In religious belief, a saint is a person who is recognized as having an exceptional degree of holiness, likeness, or closeness to God. However, the use of the term ''saint'' depends on the context and denomination. In Catholic, Eastern Ort ...
* Llanddona,
Saint Dona St Dona's Church, Llanddona (; )) is a small 19th-century parish church in the village of Llanddona, in Anglesey, north Wales. The first church on this site was built in 610. The present building on the site dates from 1873, and was designed by ...
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St Dona's Church, Llanddona St Dona's Church, Llanddona (; )) is a small 19th-century parish church in the village of Llanddona, in Anglesey, north Wales. The first church on this site was built in 610. The present building on the site dates from 1873, and was designed by ...
* Llanddwywe, Saint Dwywe * Llanddyfnan, Saint Dyfnan * Llandetty,
Saint Detyw and Saint Tetta In religious belief, a saint is a person who is recognized as having an exceptional degree of holiness, likeness, or closeness to God. However, the use of the term ''saint'' depends on the context and denomination. In Catholic, Eastern Ort ...
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Llandissilio Llandissilio is a village and parish in the community of Llandissilio West in east Pembrokeshire, Wales on the A478 road between Efailwen to the north and Clunderwen to the south. A largely ribbon development along the main road, the village ...
, Saint
Tysilio Saint Tysilio (also known as/confused with Saint Suliac; la, Tysilius, Suliacus; died 640 AD) was a Welsh bishop, prince and scholar, son of the reigning King of Powys, Brochwel Ysgithrog, maternal nephew of the great Abbot Dunod of Bangor ...
* Llandogo, in Welsh Llaneuddogwy, St Euddogwy ( Oudoceus) * Llandough, Llanfair, Saint Dochau/Dochdwy *
Llandough, Penarth Llandough ( /lænˈdɒk/; cy, Llandochau Fach �an'doːχaɨ vaχ is a village, community and electoral ward in the Vale of Glamorgan ( cy, Bro Morgannwg, links=no), Wales, approximately 2.3 miles (3.7 km) south west of Cardiff city centre ...
, Saint Dochau/Dochdwy * Llandrillo, Denbighshire,
Saint Trillo In religious belief, a saint is a person who is recognized as having an exceptional degree of holiness, likeness, or closeness to God. However, the use of the term ''saint'' depends on the context and denomination. In Catholic, Eastern Ortho ...
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Llandrillo yn Rhos Llandrillo yn Rhos is the name of an electoral ward in Conwy County Borough, Wales. Its boundaries are coterminous with those of the community of Rhos-on-Sea ( cy, Llandrillo-yn-Rhos), on the North Wales coast, with the Mochdre and Rhiw wards t ...
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Saint Trillo In religious belief, a saint is a person who is recognized as having an exceptional degree of holiness, likeness, or closeness to God. However, the use of the term ''saint'' depends on the context and denomination. In Catholic, Eastern Ortho ...
* Llandrinio, Saint Trunio * Llandudoch, Saint Dogmael *
Llandudno Llandudno (, ) is a seaside resort, town and community (Wales), community in Conwy County Borough, Wales, located on the Creuddyn peninsula, which protrudes into the Irish Sea. In the 2011 UK census, the community – which includes Gogarth, Pe ...
, Saint Tudno * Llandwrog, Saint Twrog * Llandybie,
Saint Tybie Brychan Brycheiniog was a legendary 5th-century king of Brycheiniog (Brecknockshire, alternatively Breconshire) in Mid Wales. Life According to Celtic hagiography Brychan was born in Ireland, the son of a Prince Anlach, son of Coronac, and hi ...
* Llandyfaelog, St Maelog * Llandyfan, St
Dyfan Saint Dyfan is a highly obscure figure who was presumably the namesake of Merthyr Dyfan ("martyrium of Dyfan") and therefore an early Christian saint and martyr in southeastern Wales in Roman or Sub-Roman Britain.Bartrum, Peter C"Dyfan, St.", in ...
* Llandyfriog, Saint Brioc *
Llandyfrydog Llandyfrydog is a village in Anglesey, in north-west Wales., in the community of Rhosybol Rhosybol (meaning: ''Moor in the Hollow'') is a village and community in Anglesey, Wales. The community population at the 2011 census was 1,078. Locate ...
, Saint Tyfrydog see
St Tyfrydog's Church, Llandyfrydog St Tyfrydog's Church, Llandyfrydog is a small medieval church, in Llandyfrydog, Anglesey, north Wales. The date of establishment of a church on this site is unknown, but one 19th-century Anglesey historian says that it was about 450. The oldest p ...
* Llandygai, Saint Tegai * Llandyrnog, Saint Tyrnog *
Llandysilio Llandysilio is a small village and community in Montgomeryshire, Powys, Wales. Its population at the 2001 Census was 962, increasing to 1,122 at the 2011 census. The present parish church, dedicated to Saint Tysilio Saint Tysilio (also ...
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Saint Tysilio Saint Tysilio (also known as/confused with Saint Suliac; la, Tysilius, Suliacus; died 640 AD) was a Welsh bishop, prince and scholar, son of the reigning King of Powys, Brochwel Ysgithrog, maternal nephew of the great Abbot Dunod of Bango ...
* Llandyssil,
Saint Tysul Saint Tysul was a 5th-century pre-canonical saint and patron saint of the churches of Llandysul in Ceredigion (Cardiganshire) and Llandyssil in Maldwyn (Montgomeryshire), Powys. Tysul’s full name was Tysul ap Corun ap Cunedda – or son ...
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Llandysul Llandysul is a small town and Community (Wales), community in the county of Ceredigion, Wales. As a community it consists of the townships of Capel Dewi, Llandysul, Capel Dewi, Horeb, Ceredigion, Horeb, Pontsian, Pren-gwyn, Tregroes, Rhydowen an ...
, Saint Tysul * Llanelieu, St Ellyw see St Ellyw's Church, Llanelieu * Llanelltyd, Saint
Illtud Saint Illtud (also spelled Illtyd, Eltut, and, in Latin, Hildutus), also known as Illtud Farchog or Illtud the Knight, is venerated as the abbot teacher of the divinity school, Bangor Illtyd, located in Llanilltud Fawr (Llantwit Major) in Gla ...
*Llanenddwyn, Saint Enddwyn * Llanfachreth, Saint Machreth, (derived from the Welsh soft mutation of that saint's name, and not to be confused with Llanfachraeth which is from , 'small', and , 'beach' * Llanfaelog, Saint Maelog *
Llanfaelrhys Llanfaelrhys is a village and former civil parish in the Welsh county of Gwynedd, located on the Llŷn Peninsula. The parish was abolished in 1934 and incorporated into Aberdaron Aberdaron is a community, electoral ward and former fishing ...
, Saint Maelrhys * Llanfaethlu, Saint Maethlu see
St Maethlu's Church, Llanfaethlu St Maethlu's Church is a medieval church in the village of Llanfaethlu, Anglesey, Wales. It is one of a number of churches in the parish and benefice of Bro Padrig, the appointed clergyman being the Reverend T. J. Jones. The building dates from t ...
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Llanfairfechan Llanfairfechan ("Little St Mary's Parish") is a town and community in the Conwy County Borough, Wales. It is known as a seaside resort and had a population at the 2001 Census of 3,755, reducing to 3,637 at the 2011 Census. The history of the a ...
`Little Saint Marys Parish` *
Llanfaglan Llanfaglan is a parish in Gwynedd, north-west Wales. It lay in the medieval cwmwd of Is Gwyrfai. Llanfaglan is a medieval parish bordering with the parish of Llanbeblig, Caernarfon, on the shore of the Menai Strait and Traeth y Foryd. It is in ...
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Saint Baglan Saint Baglan was a 6th-century hermit who lived at Baglan in Wales. Life Baglan is said, on doubtful evidence, to have been a Breton prince, the son of Ithel Hael. He studied at Saint Illtud's monastic school at Llanilltud Fawr (Llantwit ...
* Llanfallteg, Llanfallteg West, St Mallteg * Llanfechell, Saint
Mechell Saint Mechell was the 6th century founder and first abbot of the ''clas'' (a type of early Welsh/Celtic monastery) of Llanfechell, on Anglesey in north-west Wales. St Mechell's day is celebrated on 15 November. It is claimed that he is buried in ...
* Llanfflewyn Saint Fflewin See
St Fflewin's Church, Llanfflewin St Fflewin's Church, Llanfflewin (sometimes referred to as St Fflewyn's Church, Llanfflewyn) is a small rural church, situated by a farm in Anglesey, Wales. The first church on the site is said to have been built by St Fflewin in 630, but the pre ...
* Llanfigael, Saint Figael see
St Figael's Church, Llanfigael St Figael's Church, Llanfigael, is a redundant church in the hamlet of Llanfugail, Anglesey, Wales. It has been designated by Cadw as a Grade II listed building, and is under the care of the Friends of Friendless Churches. The church is ...
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Llanfoist Llanfoist ( cy, Llan-ffwyst) is both a village near Abergavenny, in Monmouthshire, Wales, and the community of Llanfoist Fawr. Llanfoist derives from ''Ffwyst'', an early Christian Welsh saint, although the anglicised version of the church patr ...
, St Ffwyst * Llanfwrog, Anglesey Saint Mwrog *
Llanfwrog, Denbighshire Llanfwrog is a village in Denbighshire, in northern Wales. It hosts a church, Llanfwrog Church of St Mwrog and St Mary. The sturdy medieval tower of St Mwrog's crowns the hill west of Ruthin, marking the point where town gives way to countrysi ...
Saint Mwrog *
Llanedi Llanedi () is a village and community in Carmarthenshire, Wales. Once the name of a parish, Llanedi is now a community taking in the hamlet of Llanedi and the villages of Hendy, Fforest (suburbs of Pontarddulais) and Tycroes. The community pop ...
, Saint Edith * Llanedeyrn,
Saint Edeyrn Saint Edeyrn ( century) was a pre-congregational saint of Wales, related to Vortigern and the royal house of Powys and the brother of Saint Aerdeyrn and Elldeyrn. Edeyrn is the patron saint of Lannédern in France and Llanedeyrn in Wales, whe ...
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Llanedwen Llanedwen is a village in the community of Llanddaniel Fab, Ynys Môn, Wales, which is 126.5 miles (203.6 km) from Cardiff and 208.8 miles (336 km) from London. St Edwen's Church, Llanedwen is located in the area. References See ...
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St. Edwen St. Edwen was a 7th-century Saxon princess and saint. She is believed to have been the virgin daughter or niece of King Edwin of Northumbria, whose conversion to Christianity in 627 was contested by his lords. St. Edwen is thought to have grown up ...
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St Edwen's Church, Llanedwen St Edwen's Church, Llanedwen, is a 19th-century parish church near the Menai Strait, in Anglesey, north Wales. The first church was founded here by St. Edwen (daughter of Edwin of Northumbria, king and saint) in 640, but the present structure da ...
* Llanengan
Einion Frenin Saint Einion Frenin (Welsh:  old ', mod. ' or ',  "Saint Einion the King"; la, Ennianus or ''Anianus'') was a late 5th-Abersoch Virtual Guide"History: The Pilgrim's Trail and Some of Its Churches" Accessed 18 Nov 2014. an ...
, also known as Engan *
Llannefydd Llannefydd is a village and community in Conwy County Borough, in Wales. It is located on the border with Denbighshire, between the Afon Aled and River Elwy, north west of Denbigh, south west of St Asaph, south of Abergele and south east o ...
, Saint Nefydd *
Llanegryn Llanegryn is a village and a community in Gwynedd, north-west Wales. It was formerly part of the historic county of Merionethshire ( cy, Meirionnydd, Sir Feirionnydd). It is located within Snowdonia National Park south of the Snowdonia (''Eryri' ...
, Saint Egryn * Llanegwad, Saint Egwad * Llaneilian, Saint Eilian *Llanelian-yn-rhos, a former civil parish in
Conwy County Borough Conwy County Borough ( cy, Bwrdeistref Sirol Conwy) is a county borough in Wales. It borders Gwynedd to the west and south, and Denbighshire to the east. Other settlements in the county borough include Abergele, Betws-y-Coed, Colwyn Bay, Con ...
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Saint Elian (Wales) Elian was a saint who founded a church in North Wales around the year 450. The parish of Llanelian-yn-Rhos in Conwy County Borough is named after him. The legend of St. Elian says he was related to Isfael (another Welsh saint) and laboured i ...
* Llanelidan, Saint Elidan see
St Elidan's Church, Llanelidan St Elidan's Church is a Grade II*-listed building in the community of Llanelidan in Denbighshire, Wales.Llanellen, Saint Elen, often anglicised as St Helen *
Llanelli Llanelli ("St Elli's llan (placename element), Parish"; ) is a market town and the largest community in Carmarthenshire and the Preserved counties of Wales, preserved county of Dyfed, Wales. It is located on the Loughor estuary north-west of ...
, Saint Elli *
Llanelly Llanelly ( cy, Llanelli) is the name of a parish and coterminous community in the principal area of Monmouthshire, within the historic boundaries of Brecknockshire, south-east Wales. It roughly covers the area of the Clydach Gorge. The popu ...
, St Elli * Llanelwedd, Saint Elwedd * Llanelwy, Saint Asaph * Llanenddwyn,
Saint Enddwyn In religious belief, a saint is a person who is recognized as having an exceptional degree of holiness, likeness, or closeness to God. However, the use of the term ''saint'' depends on the context and denomination. In Catholic, Eastern Ort ...
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Llanerfyl Llanerfyl is a village and community in Montgomeryshire, Powys, Wales. Located near the River Banwy, the community includes the village of Llanerfyl, several farms and wide tracts of marchland. The southern part of the community includes Cwm Nant ...
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Erfyl Saint Erfyl (also known as Eurfyl, among other names) was a female Welsh virgin. A church in Llanerfyl, Powys, where her grave is thought to be located, has been dedicated to her. A holy well in her name was formerly located nearby. History Reco ...
* Llaneuddog, Saint Euddog * Llanfair, Gwynedd, St Mary *
Llanfair Caereinion Llanfair Caereinion is a market town and community in Montgomeryshire, Powys, Wales upon the River Banwy (also known as the River Einion), around 8 miles west of Welshpool. In 2011 the ward had a population of 1,810; the town itself had a po ...
, St Mary * Llanfair Clydogau, St Mary *
Llanfair Dyffryn Clwyd Llanfair Dyffryn Clwyd is a village and community in Denbighshire, Wales, situated in the Vale of Clwyd about one mile south of the town of Ruthin. By the 2001 census, it had 1048 residents and 50.6% of them could speak Welsh. The figures f ...
, Saint Mary * Llanfair-Nant-Gwyn St Mary * Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch,
Saint Mary Mary; arc, ܡܪܝܡ, translit=Mariam; ar, مريم, translit=Maryam; grc, Μαρία, translit=María; la, Maria; cop, Ⲙⲁⲣⲓⲁ, translit=Maria was a first-century Jews, Jewish woman of Nazareth, the wife of Saint Joseph, Jose ...
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Saint Tysilio Saint Tysilio (also known as/confused with Saint Suliac; la, Tysilius, Suliacus; died 640 AD) was a Welsh bishop, prince and scholar, son of the reigning King of Powys, Brochwel Ysgithrog, maternal nephew of the great Abbot Dunod of Bango ...
* Llanfair Talhaiarn St Mary, Saint
Alhaiarn Saint Aelhaiarn or Aelhaearn (Welsh for "Iron Eyebrows";Baring-Gould, Sabine & al''The Lives of the British Saints: The Saints of Wales and Cornwall and Such Irish Saints as Have Dedications in Britain'', Vol. I, pp. 101 ff ...
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Llanfair-yng-Nghornwy Llanfair-yng-Nghornwy () is a village in Anglesey, in north-west Wales. See also *St Mary's Church, Llanfair-yng-Nghornwy St Mary's Church, Llanfair-yng-Nghornwy is a medieval parish church in the north-west of Anglesey, north Wales. The dat ...
Saint Mary * Llanfechan or Llanafan Fechan,
Saint Afan In religious belief, a saint is a person who is recognized as having an exceptional degree of holiness, likeness, or closeness to God. However, the use of the term ''saint'' depends on the context and denomination. In Catholic, Eastern O ...
* Llanferres, Saint Berres ( Brice of Tours) see
St Berres' Church, Llanferres St Berres' Church, Llanferres, is in the village of Llanferres, Denbighshire, Wales on the A494 road between Mold and Ruthin. It is an Anglican church in the Bro Famau Group of Churches, the Mission Area of Mold, the archdeaconry of Wrexham and ...
* Llanfihangel-ar-Arth,
Saint Michael Michael (; he, מִיכָאֵל, lit=Who is like El od, translit=Mīḵāʾēl; el, Μιχαήλ, translit=Mikhaḗl; la, Michahel; ar, ميخائيل ، مِيكَالَ ، ميكائيل, translit=Mīkāʾīl, Mīkāl, Mīkhāʾīl), also ...
, the Archangel * Llanvihangel Crucorney, St Michael, the Archangel * Llanfihangel Glyn Myfyr, the Archangel, Michael (Mihangel) * Llanfihangel Rhydithon, St Michael, the Archangel *
Llanfihangel Nant Brân Llanfihangel Nant Brân is a small village lying next to the Nant Brân river in Powys, Wales about 7.5 miles (12 km) west of Brecon. It is largely a farming community. Llanfihangel includes a church Church may refer to: Religion * Churc ...
, St Michael, the Archangel *
Llanfihangel Nant Melan Llanfihangel Nant Melan is a small village in Powys, Wales, in the ancient county of Radnorshire. It is around from the English border. It is in the community of New Radnor. The village lies in a valley on the A44 road on the edge of the Radno ...
, St Michael, the Archangel *
Llanfihangel Rogiet Rogiet () cy, Rhosied is a small village and community (and electoral ward) in Monmouthshire, south east Wales, between Caldicot and Magor, west of Chepstow and east of Newport, which covers an area of . It lies close to the M4 and M48 ...
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St Michael and All Angels Church, Llanfihangel Rogiet St Michael and All Angels Church, Llanfihangel Rogiet, is a redundant church in the hamlet of Llanfihangel Rogiet near the village of Rogiet, Monmouthshire, Wales. It has been designated by Cadw as a Grade II* listed building and is unde ...
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Llanfihangel-uwch-Gwili Llanfihangel-uwch-Gwili is a village in Carmarthenshire, Wales. The church is one of many in Wales dedicated to Saint Michael the Archangel Michael (; he, מִיכָאֵל, lit=Who is like El od, translit=Mīḵāʾēl; el, Μιχαήλ, t ...
, St Michael, the Archangel * Llanfihangel Talyllyn, St Michael (Mihangel) and All Angels *
Llanfihangel y Creuddyn Llanfihangel-y-Creuddyn () is an ancient parish in the upper division of the hundred of Ilar, Ceredigion, West Wales, 7 miles south east from Aberystwyth, on the road to Rhayader, comprising the chapelry of Eglwys Newydd, or Llanfihangel y Creud ...
, St
Michael (archangel) Michael (; he, מִיכָאֵל, lit=Who is like El od, translit=Mīḵāʾēl; el, Μιχαήλ, translit=Mikhaḗl; la, Michahel; ar, ميخائيل ، مِيكَالَ ، ميكائيل, translit=Mīkāʾīl, Mīkāl, Mīkhāʾīl), also ...
* Llanfihangel-yng-Ngwynfa, St Michael, the Archangel * Llanfihangel-y-Pennant , St Michael, the Archangel * Llanfihangel-y-Pennant, Dolbenmaen, St Michael, the Archangel * Llanfihangel Ysgeifiog, St Michael and All Angels * Llanfihangel-y-Traethau,
Saint Michael Michael (; he, מִיכָאֵל, lit=Who is like El od, translit=Mīḵāʾēl; el, Μιχαήλ, translit=Mikhaḗl; la, Michahel; ar, ميخائيل ، مِيكَالَ ، ميكائيل, translit=Mīkāʾīl, Mīkāl, Mīkhāʾīl), also ...
, the Archangel * Llanfihangel yn Nhowyn, St Michael, ( Mihangel) the Archangel *
Llanfilo Felin-fach is a community in Powys, Wales, northeast of Brecon. The community had a population of 673 as of the 2011 UK Census. It includes the villages and hamlets Llandyfaelog Tre'r-graig, Llanfilo, Tredomen, Trefeitha, Pen-isa'r-waen and Tal ...
, Saint Bilo *
Llanfoist Llanfoist ( cy, Llan-ffwyst) is both a village near Abergavenny, in Monmouthshire, Wales, and the community of Llanfoist Fawr. Llanfoist derives from ''Ffwyst'', an early Christian Welsh saint, although the anglicised version of the church patr ...
, Saint Fwyst *
Llanfrothen Llanfrothen () is a hamlet and community in the county of Gwynedd, Wales, between the towns of Porthmadog and Blaenau Ffestiniog and is 108.1 miles (174.0 km) from Cardiff. In 2011 the population of Llanfrothen was 437 with 70.1% of them a ...
, Saint Brothen see St Brothen's Church, Llanfrothen * Llanfrynach Saint Brynach * Llanfyllin, Saint Myllin * Llanfynydd, Mountain Church * Llanfyrnach, Saint Brynach *
Llangadfan Llangadfan is a small village in Powys, Wales, based in the community of Banwy. The village lies on the A458 between Foel and Llanerfyl, from Llanwddyn. Dyfnant Forest is located nearby. The village is said to be known for its country dances. ...
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Saint Cadfan Saint Cadfan ( la, Catamanus), sometimes Anglicized as Gideon, was the 6th century founder-abbot of Tywyn (whose church is dedicated to him) and Bardsey, both in Gwynedd, Wales. He was said to have received the island of Bardsey from Saint E ...
* Llangadog,
Saint Cadoc Saint Cadoc or Cadog ( lat-med, Cadocus; also Modern Welsh: Cattwg; born or before) was a 5th–6th-century Abbot of Llancarfan, near Cowbridge in Glamorgan, Wales, a monastery famous from the era of the British church as a centre of lear ...
* Llangadwaladr, Saint
Cadwaladr Cadwaladr ap Cadwallon (also spelled Cadwalader or Cadwallader in English) was king of Gwynedd in Wales from around 655 to 682 AD. Two devastating plagues happened during his reign, one in 664 and the other in 682; he himself was a victim of the ...
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Llangadwaladr, Powys Llangadwaladr (), formerly spelt Llancadwaladr in some sources, is an isolated mountain parish in Powys, Wales. It was formerly in the historic county of Denbighshire, and from 1974 to 1996 was in Clwyd. Some 7 miles west of the nearest town, ...
, Saint Cadwaladr * Llangaffo, Saint
Caffo Caffo was a sixth-century Christian in Anglesey, north Wales, who is venerated as a saint and martyr. The son of a king from northern Britain who took shelter in Anglesey, Caffo was a companion of St Cybi, and is mentioned as carrying a red-ho ...
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St Caffo's Church, Llangaffo St Caffo's Church, Llangaffo is a 19th-century church, in the south of Anglesey, north Wales, about from the county town, Llangefni. It was constructed in 1846 to replace the previous medieval church in the village of Llangaffo. The new building ...
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Llangain Llangain is a village and community in Carmarthenshire, in the south-west of Wales. Located to the west of the River Towy, and south of the town of Carmarthen, the community contains three standing stones, and two chambered tombs as well as the ...
, Saint Cain * Llangammarch Wells, St Cadmarch *
Llangain Llangain is a village and community in Carmarthenshire, in the south-west of Wales. Located to the west of the River Towy, and south of the town of Carmarthen, the community contains three standing stones, and two chambered tombs as well as the ...
, St Cain * Llangan, St Canna *
Llanganten Llanganten is a small village in the community of Cilmeri, Powys, Wales Wales ( cy, Cymru ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by England to the Wales–England border, east, the ...
, St Cannen * Llangasty Tal-y-Llyn St Gastyn * Llangathen, Saint Cathen *
Llangattock-Vibon-Avel Llangattock-Vibon-Avel ( cy, Llangatwg Feibion Afel) is a rural parish and former community, now in the community of Whitecastle in Monmouthshire, south-east Wales, in the United Kingdom. It is located west of Monmouth and some east of Aberg ...
, St
Cadoc Saint Cadoc or Cadog ( lat-med, Cadocus; also Modern Welsh: Cattwg; born or before) was a 5th–6th-century Abbot of Llancarfan, near Cowbridge in Glamorgan, Wales, a monastery famous from the era of the British church as a centre of lear ...
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Llangattock Lingoed Llangattock Lingoed ( cy, Llangatwg Lingoed) is a small rural village in Monmouthshire, south east Wales. It is located approximately five miles north of Abergavenny, between Abergavenny and Grosmont, a few miles south of the Wales-Eng ...
, St
Cadoc Saint Cadoc or Cadog ( lat-med, Cadocus; also Modern Welsh: Cattwg; born or before) was a 5th–6th-century Abbot of Llancarfan, near Cowbridge in Glamorgan, Wales, a monastery famous from the era of the British church as a centre of lear ...
* Llangattock (Crickhowell), St Cadoc * Llangedwyn Saint Cedwyn see St Cedwyn's Church, Llangedwyn * Llangeinor, St Ceinwyr * Llangeinwen,
Saint Ceinwen Keyne (; also referred to as Keane, KayaneJ. Meyrick ''A Pilgrim's Guide to the Holy Wells of Cornwall'', pp. 68–69 Keyna, Cenau, Cenedion, CeinwenRay Spencer ''A Guide to the Saints of Wales and the Westcountry'', pp. 51–52David Hugh Farme ...
* Llangeitho, Saint Ceitho * Llangeler, Saint Celer * Llangelynnin,
Saint Celynin Llangelynnin may refer to: * Llangelynnin, Conwy, a former parish in Conwy County Borough, Wales * Llangelynnin, Gwynedd Llangelynnin (; also Llangelynin) is a small village and community near Tywyn, Gwynedd, Wales. Although the village is us ...
* Llangelynnin, Gwynedd,
Saint Celynin Llangelynnin may refer to: * Llangelynnin, Conwy, a former parish in Conwy County Borough, Wales * Llangelynnin, Gwynedd Llangelynnin (; also Llangelynin) is a small village and community near Tywyn, Gwynedd, Wales. Although the village is us ...
* Llangennech, Saint Cennych * Llangennith, Saint Cenydd *
Llangenny Llangenny ( cy, Llangenau) is a village in the Brecon Beacons National Park, Powys, Wales. It is in the lower reaches of the Grwyne Fawr. The Vale of Grwyney community consists of Glangrwyney, Llanbedr, and Llangenny. Three features in Llangenny ...
St.Cenau or
Saint Keyne Keyne (; also referred to as Keane, KayaneJ. Meyrick ''A Pilgrim's Guide to the Holy Wells of Cornwall'', pp. 68–69 Keyna, Cenau, Cenedion, CeinwenRay Spencer ''A Guide to the Saints of Wales and the Westcountry'', pp. 51–52David Hugh Farme ...
* Llangian, Saint Cian *Llangiwg near
Pontardawe Pontardawe () is a town and a community in the Swansea Valley (Welsh: ''Cwmtawe'') in Wales. With a population of 6,832, it comprises the electoral wards of Pontardawe and Trebanos. A town council is elected. Pontardawe forms part of the county ...
, St Ciwg * Llangloffan, Saint Cloffan (fictitious) * Llanglydwen, St Clydwen *
Llangollen Llangollen () is a town and community, situated on the River Dee, in Denbighshire, Wales. Its riverside location forms the edge of the Berwyn range, and the Dee Valley section of the Clwydian Range and Dee Valley Area of Outstanding Natural Bea ...
, Saint Collen * Llangolman,
Colmán of Dromore Saint Colmán of Dromore, also known by the pet form Mocholmóc, was a 6th-century Irish saint. Life Colman was a native of Dalriada, born roughly a generation after Patrick's apostolate to Ireland, and was baptized by a bishop, bearing his ow ...
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Llangovan Llangovan ( cy, Llangofan) is a small village in Monmouthshire, south east Wales, United Kingdom. It is located south west of Monmouth. History and amenities Llangovan is close to Monmouth, the county town and is set in a quiet, rural area ...
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Saint Govan Saint Govan ( cy, Gofan) (died 586) was a hermit who lived in a fissure on the side of coastal cliff near Bosherston, in the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park, Wales. St. Govan's Chapel was built in the fissure in the 13th century on what is n ...
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Llangrannog Llangrannog (sometimes spelt as Llangranog) is both a village and a community in Ceredigion, Wales, southwest of New Quay. It lies in the narrow valley of the River Hawen, which falls as a waterfall near the middle of the village. Llangrann ...
, Saint Caranog or Carantoc *
Llanrhian Llanrhian is a small village, community and parish in Pembrokeshire in west Wales, near the coast, south of Porthgain village. The community of Llanrhian includes the settlements of Llanhowell ( cy, Llanhywel), Croesgoch, Portheiddy, Porthgai ...
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Saint Rhian Saint Rhian was a Welsh abbot. He is a virtually unknown saint In religious belief, a saint is a person who is recognized as having an exceptional degree of Q-D-Š, holiness, likeness, or closeness to God. However, the use of the term ''sai ...
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Llangristiolus Llangristiolus is a village and community in the middle of Anglesey, Wales, southwest of Llangefni, and is named after Saint Cristiolus. The River Cefni flows through the village. The village is within a mile of the A5 and A55 roads. The v ...
Saint Cristiolus * Llangunllo, Saint Cynllo *
Llangunnor Llangunnor is a village and community located in Carmarthenshire, Wales. It is the southern suburb of Carmarthen town and consists mainly of typical suburban housing which has expanded in recent years. It has a small shop, two chapels, a church ...
, Saint Ceinwr *
Llangurig Llangurig is both a village and a community in Montgomeryshire, Powys, Wales. The population was 723 in the 2011 UK Census. The community includes the hamlet of Cwmbelan. The River Wye, the A470 and the A44 trunk roads pass through Llangurig, ...
, Saint
Curig St Curig was a Celtic Roman Catholic bishop and saint of Wales during post Roman times. St Curig settled in Wales in the 7th century AD, during the reign of Maelgwn Gwynedd, for whom he was described as being a warrior. Lore describes Mael ...
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Llangwyfan, Aberffraw Llangwyfan named after St. Cwyfan is a hamlet in the community of Aberffraw, Anglesey, Wales, which is 130.8 miles (210.6 km) from Cardiff and 218 miles (350.8 km) from London. References See also * List of localities in Wales b ...
Saint Cwyfan see
St Cwyfan's Church, Llangwyfan St Cwyfan's Church is a Grade II*-listed medieval church in Llangadwaladr, Anglesey, Wales. Located on the small tidal island of Cribinau, it is popularly known as the "Little Church in the Sea" (or ''Eglwys bach y môr'' in Welsh). The chur ...
* Llangwyfan, Denbighshire,
Denbighshire Denbighshire ( ; cy, Sir Ddinbych; ) is a county in the north-east of Wales. Its borders differ from the historic county of the same name. This part of Wales contains the country's oldest known evidence of habitation – Pontnewydd (Bontnew ...
, Saint Cwyfan *
Llangwyfan, Aberffraw Llangwyfan named after St. Cwyfan is a hamlet in the community of Aberffraw, Anglesey, Wales, which is 130.8 miles (210.6 km) from Cardiff and 218 miles (350.8 km) from London. References See also * List of localities in Wales b ...
, Saint Cwyfan * Llangwnnadl, Saint Gwynhoedl * Llangwyryfon,
Saint Ursula Saint Ursula (Latin for 'little female bear', german: link=no, Heilige Ursula) is a legendary Romano-British Christian saint who died on 21 October 383. Her feast day in the pre-1970 General Roman Calendar is 21 October. There is little inf ...
* Llangwyllog Saint Cwyllog *Llangybi (
Llangybi, Monmouthshire Llangybi (also spelled Llangibby) is a village and community in Monmouthshire, in southeast Wales, in the United Kingdom. It is located south of the town of Usk and north of Caerleon, in the valley of the River Usk. In 2011 the village its ...
, Llangybi, Gwynedd and Llangybi, Ceredigion) Saint
Cybi Saint Cuby (in Cornish) or Saint Cybi (in Welsh) was a 6th-century Cornish bishop, saint and, briefly, king, who worked largely in Cornwall and North Wales: his biography is recorded in two slightly variant medieval 'lives'. Life in Cornw ...
(or Cuby) * Llangyfelach, Saint Cyfelach * Llangyndeyrn, Saint Cyndeyrn * Llangynfelyn, Saint Cynfelyn * Llangynhafal, Saint Cynhafal *
Llangynidr Llangynidr is a village, community and electoral ward in Powys, Wales, about west of Crickhowell and south-east of Brecon. The River Usk flows through the village as does the Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal. It is in the historic county of ...
, St Cynidr * Llangynin, Saint Cynin * Llangynog,
Saint Cynog Cynog son of Brychan ( cy, Cynog ap Brychan; born c. 434), better known as Saint Cynog ( owl, Kennauc), was an early Welsh saint and martyr. His shrine is at Merthyr Cynog in Wales and his feast day is observed on 7 or 9Tristam, Simon K. ...
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Llangynog, Carmarthenshire Llangynog is a small rural community located in Carmarthenshire, Wales the main settlement of which was once called ‘Ebenezer’village. It is bordered by the communities of: Newchurch and Merthyr; Carmarthen; Llangain; Llansteffan; Lau ...
St Cynog * Llangynwyd, Saint Cynwyd * Llangystennin,
Mochdre, Conwy Mochdre is a village and an electoral ward to the west of Colwyn Bay in Conwy County Borough, Wales. Originally part of the municipal borough of Colwyn Bay prior to local government reorganisation in April 1974, it is now a separate community ...
St. Cystennin (Constantine) * Llangywer, Saint Cywair *
Llanharan Llanharan is a village and community in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. As a community Llanharan takes in the neighbouring settlements of Bryncae, Brynna, Llanilid, Peterston-super-Montem and Ynysmaerdy. Llanharan thrived duri ...
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Saint Aaron Aaron of Aleth (died after 552), also called ''Saint Aihran'' or ''Eran'' in Breton, was a sixth-century hermit, monk and abbot at a monastery on Cézembre, a small island near Aleth, opposite Saint-Malo in Brittany, France. Some sources sugg ...
* Llanhennock, Saint Henwg *
Llanhilleth Llanhilleth () is a village, community and an electoral ward on the A467 road between Ebbw Vale and Crumlin in Blaenau Gwent, Wales. Two large mounds in the field behind the Carpenter's Arms are the remains of the medieval Llanhilleth castle w ...
, From Welsh `Llanheledd` 'Church of Saint Heledd` *,
Saint Iestyn Iestyn (sometimes recorded as Iestin or the Latin form Justinus) was a Welsh hermit and confessor in the 6th or 7th century who is venerated as a saint. He was the founder of two churches, one in Gwynedd and another in Anglesey, both in north Wal ...
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Llaniestyn, Gwynedd Llaniestyn is a village and former civil parish in the Welsh county of Gwynedd. The parish was abolished in 1934, and divided between Tudweiliog and Botwnnog Botwnnog is a village and community in Gwynedd in Wales, located on the Llŷn Pen ...
, Saint Iestyn *
Llanidloes Llanidloes () is a town and community on the A470 and B4518 roads in Powys, within the historic county boundaries of Montgomeryshire ( cy, Sir Drefaldwyn), Wales. The population in 2011 was 2,929, of whom 15% could speak Welsh. It is the thir ...
, Saint Idloes *
Llanigon Llanigon is a village and community in Powys, Wales on the edge of the Brecon Beacons National Park, north of the Black Mountains, Wales. The community population was 478. The nearest town is Hay-on-Wye, some 1.5 miles (2 km) to the east. ...
, Saint Eigon * Llanilar,
Saint Ilar In religious belief, a saint is a person who is recognized as having an exceptional degree of Q-D-Š, holiness, likeness, or closeness to God. However, the use of the term ''saint'' depends on the context and Christian denomination, denominat ...
* Llanilid, St Ilid *
Llanishen Llanishen (Welsh Llanisien ''llan'' church + ''Isien'' Saint Isan) is a district and community in the north of Cardiff, Wales. Its population as of the 2011 census was 17,417. Llanishen is the home of the former HMRC tax offices, the talle ...
''(Llanisien)'', Saint Isan *
Llanishen, Monmouthshire Llanishen ( cy, Llanisien) is a village in Monmouthshire, south east Wales, United Kingdom. It is located south west of Monmouth and south of Trellech on the B4293 road, although the main part of the village is set immediately to the west of ...
, St Isan *Llanismel, anglicised as '
St Ishmaels St Ishmaels or St Ishmael's ( cy, Llanismel) is a village, parish and community close to the Milford Haven Waterway in Pembrokeshire, Wales. The community comprises most of the parish of St Ishmaels and had a population of 478 at the 2011 census ...
', Pembrokeshire, Saint Ismael (Saint
Isfael Isfael or Ismael ( owl, Ysmail), often anglicized as Ishmael, was a 6th-century medieval Welsh bishop of Rhos and saint. He was allegedly also a Breton prince of Armorica. Although his anglicized name invites association with the Biblical Ishma ...
) *Llanismel, anglicised as 'St Ishmael', Carmarthenshire, Saint Ismael * Llanllawddog, Saint Llawddog *
Llanllechid Llanllechid () is a village near Bethesda and a community in Gwynedd, Wales with a population of 889 as of the 2011 UK census and an area of . The community also includes Tal-y-Bont near Bangor, Gwynedd and a large part of the Carneddau rang ...
, Saint Llechid * Llanllibio,
Saint Llibio Saint Llibio was a 6th-century saint of North Wales and Patron Saint of Llanllibio. His church was in ruins by 1776Jones, Geraint I. L. (2006). Anglesey Churches. Carreg Gwalch. p. 108. and has subsequently been demolished. He give his name to the ...
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Llanllowell __NOTOC__ Llanllowell ( cy, Llanllywel) is a village in Monmouthshire, southeast Wales, in the United Kingdom. It is two miles southeast of Usk, in the community of Llantrisant Fawr. Location Llanllowell stands on the eastern bank of the River ...
, Saint Llywel * Llanllwchaiarn, Saint Llwchaiarn see
St Llwchaiarn's Church, Llanllwchaiarn St Llwchaiarn's church, Llanllwchaiarn was the parish church of Llanllwchaiarn, now within the community of Newtown with Llanllwchaiarn and lies within the historic county of Montgomeryshire in Powys. The church occupies a position on rising groun ...
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Llanllwchaiarn, Ceredigion Llanllwchaiarn ( cy, Llanllwchaearn) is a community in Ceredigion, Wales, surrounding New Quay and had a population of 848 at the 2011 UK census A census of the population of the United Kingdom is taken every ten years. The 2011 census w ...
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Llanllwni Llanllwni is a village and community in Carmarthenshire, Wales, on the A485 road south-west of Llanybydder. To the south lies the mountain, Mynydd Llanllwni. The population of 638 recorded in the 2011 Census was estimated to be 692 in 2019. T ...
, St Llwni * Llanmadoc, Saint Madoc * Llanmartin,
Saint Martin Saint Martin may refer to: People * Saint Martin of Tours (c. 316–397), Bishop of Tours, France * Saint Martin of Braga (c. 520–580), archbishop of Bracara Augusta in Gallaecia (now Braga in Portugal) * Pope Martin I (598–655) * Saint Mart ...
* Llanmihangel,
Vale of Glamorgan The Vale of Glamorgan ( cy, Bro Morgannwg ), often referred to as The Vale, is a county borough in the south-east of Wales. It borders Bridgend County Borough to the west, Cardiff to the east, Rhondda Cynon Taf to the north, and the Bristol ...
, St Michael, the Archangel * Llannefyd,
Conwy County Borough Conwy County Borough ( cy, Bwrdeistref Sirol Conwy) is a county borough in Wales. It borders Gwynedd to the west and south, and Denbighshire to the east. Other settlements in the county borough include Abergele, Betws-y-Coed, Colwyn Bay, Con ...
Saint Nefydd * Llannon, Saint Non * Llanon, Saint Non * Llanwnnog, Saint Gwynog * Llanpumsaint, five saints: Gwyn, Gwynno, Gwynoro, Ceithio and Celynin *
Llanrhian Llanrhian is a small village, community and parish in Pembrokeshire in west Wales, near the coast, south of Porthgain village. The community of Llanrhian includes the settlements of Llanhowell ( cy, Llanhywel), Croesgoch, Portheiddy, Porthgai ...
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Saint Rhian Saint Rhian was a Welsh abbot. He is a virtually unknown saint In religious belief, a saint is a person who is recognized as having an exceptional degree of Q-D-Š, holiness, likeness, or closeness to God. However, the use of the term ''sai ...
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Llanrhidian The Gower Peninsula ( cy, Gŵyr) in the City and County of Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom is an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. It contains over twenty villages and communities. Villages Bishopston Bishopston (, or historically ''Llanme ...
, St Rhidian * Llanrhychwyn, Saint Rhychwyn *
Llanrhyddlad Llanrhyddlad ( cy, Llan-Rhûddlad) is a hamlet in Anglesey, in north-west Wales. in the community of Cylch-y-Garn. References Villages in Anglesey Cylch-y-Garn {{Anglesey-geo-stub ...
, Saint Rhyddlad * Llanrhystud, St Rhystyd *
Llanrwst Llanrwst ('church or parish of Saint Grwst'; ) is a market town and community on the A470 road and the River Conwy, in Conwy County Borough, Wales, and the historic county of Denbighshire. It developed round the wool trade and became known ...
, Saint Grwst * Llansadurnen, St Sadurnen * Llansadwrn, Anglesey, Saint Sadwrn see St Sadwrn's Church, Llansadwrn * Llansadwrn St Sadwrn *
Llansamlet Llansamlet is a suburban district and community of Swansea, Wales, falling into the Llansamlet ward. The area is centred on the A48 road (named Samlet Road and Clase Road in the area) and the M4 motorway. Like other places in Wales having a n ...
, Saint Samlet *
Llansanffraid Glan Conwy Llansanffraid Glan Conwy (), usually shortened to Glan Conwy, is a village, community and electoral ward in Conwy County Borough, Wales. The name translates from the Welsh as ''Church of St Ffraid on the bank of the River Conwy''. The village ...
Brigid of Kildare Saint Brigid of Kildare or Brigid of Ireland ( ga, Naomh Bríd; la, Brigida; 525) is the patroness saint (or 'mother saint') of Ireland, and one of its three national saints along with Patrick and Columba. According to medieval Irish hagiogr ...
(Saint Ffraid) * Llansannan, Saint Sannan * Llansannor, St Senwyr * Llansantffraed, (Talybont-on Usk) St Ffraid * Llansantffraid, Ceredigion, St Ffraed *Llansanffraid Cwmdauddwr St Fraid * Llansantffraid Glyn Ceiriog, St Fraid * Llansantffraed-in-Elwell, St Ffraed * Llansantffraed, Monmouthshire, St Brigid (Ffraid/Bride/Bhrid) *
Llansantffraid-ym-Mechain Llansantffraid-ym-Mechain is a large village (in the community of Llansantffraid) in Powys, Mid Wales, close to the border with Shropshire in England, about south west of Oswestry and north of Welshpool. It is on the A495 road and is at the con ...
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Saint Ffraid Saint Brigid of Kildare or Brigid of Ireland ( ga, Naomh Bríd; la, Brigida; 525) is the patroness saint (or 'mother saint') of Ireland, and one of its three national saints along with Patrick and Columba. According to medieval Irish hagiogra ...
* Llansawel, Saint Sawell * Llansilin, Saint Silin * Llanspyddid, St Ysbyddyd * Llanstadwell, St Tudwal *
Llansteffan Llansteffan, is a village and a community situated on the south coast of Carmarthenshire, Wales, lying on the estuary of the River Tywi, south of Carmarthen. Description The community includes Llanybri and is bordered by the communities of: ...
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Saint Stephen Stephen ( grc-gre, Στέφανος ''Stéphanos'', meaning "wreath, crown" and by extension "reward, honor, renown, fame", often given as a title rather than as a name; c. 5 – c. 34 AD) is traditionally venerated as the protomartyr or first ...
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Llanstephan, Powys Llanstephan is a small rural settlement in the community of Glasbury, Powys (formerly Radnorshire), Wales. Llanstephan is centred around the isolated church of St Stephen (or Ystyffan). Llanstephan is first recorded as ''Llanytyffaen wen'' in t ...
, St Stephen (or Ystyffan) * Llanstinan,
St Justinian St Justinian (or St Justinian's or St Justinians; Welsh: ''Porth Stinan'') is a coastal location of indeterminate area in the extreme northwest of Pembrokeshire, Wales, in the community of St Davids and the Cathedral Close. Name The area is nam ...
* Llantilio Crossenny St Teilo *
Llantilio Pertholey Llantilio Pertholey ( cy, Llandeilo Bertholau) is a small village and community (parish) in Monmouthshire, south east Wales. It is located to the north-east of the market town of Abergavenny, which it is part of, just off the A465 road to Herefo ...
St Teilo * Llantood, The name of the hamlet is assumed to derive from the 5th century saint, Illtyd *
Llantrisant Llantrisant (; " Parish of the Three Saints") is a town in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, within the historic county boundaries of Glamorgan, Wales, lying on the River Ely and the Afon Clun. The three saints of the town's name ar ...
, three saints: Illtud, Gwynno and Dyfodwg * Llantrisant, Anglesey, three saints: Afran, (possibly a variant of Afan) Ieuan, and Sana *
Llantrisant, Monmouthshire Llantrisant () is a village in Monmouthshire, south east Wales, United Kingdom. The community population at the 2011 census was 475. Location Llantrisant is located about south east of Usk and about north of Newbridge-on-Usk, in the commun ...
, three saints: St Peter, St Paul and St John *
Llantrithyd Llantrithyd (also Llantriddyd) is a rural village and community in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales. The Aubrey Baronets were lords of the manor of Llantrithyd for centuries: the family died out in the 1850s. St Illtyd's Church The church of St I ...
, of St Illtyd *
Llantwit Major Llantwit Major ( cy, Llanilltud Fawr) is a town and community in Wales on the Bristol Channel coast. It is one of four towns in the Vale of Glamorgan, with the third largest population (13,366 in 2001) after Barry and Penarth, and ahead of Cowb ...
( cy, Llanilltud Fawr, italic=no),
Saint Illtud Saint Illtud (also spelled Illtyd, Eltut, and, in Latin, Hildutus), also known as Illtud Farchog or Illtud the Knight, is venerated as the abbot teacher of the divinity school, Bangor Illtyd, located in Llanilltud Fawr (Llantwit Major) in Gl ...
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Llantwit Fardre Llantwit Fardre ( cy, Llanilltud Faerdref) is a large village and community (and electoral ward) situated on the A473, Pontypridd to Bridgend, road near the Welsh towns of Pontypridd and Llantrisant. Llantwit Fardre is also the name of the old ...
('Llanilltud on the Prince's own farm'; from : n the'land (or farm) of the prince'), Saint Illtud * Llantysilio,
Saint Tysilio Saint Tysilio (also known as/confused with Saint Suliac; la, Tysilius, Suliacus; died 640 AD) was a Welsh bishop, prince and scholar, son of the reigning King of Powys, Brochwel Ysgithrog, maternal nephew of the great Abbot Dunod of Bango ...
* Llanvaches, Saint Maches * Llanvair Discoed, St Mary *
Llanvapley Llanvapley ( cy, Llanfable) is a village in the community of Gobion Fawr, in Monmouthshire, south east Wales, United Kingdom. ''Llan'' has replaced the (earlier) ''Eglwys'' (1254). Location Llanvapley is located at . Llanvapley is sited on ...
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St Mable ST, St, or St. may refer to: Arts and entertainment * Stanza, in poetry * Suicidal Tendencies, an American heavy metal/hardcore punk band * Star Trek, a science-fiction media franchise * Summa Theologica, a compendium of Catholic philosophy ...
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St Mapley's Church, Llanvapley The Church of St Mapley, Llanvapley, Monmouthshire is a parish church with its origins in the 15th century. Dedicated to St Mable, variants of the dedication include St Mapley, St Mabli and St Mafli. The church is a Grade II* listed building. H ...
* Llanvetherine, Saint Gwytherin * Llanvihangel Gobion, St Michael, the Archangel * Llanvihangel-Ystern-Llewern, St Michael, the Archangel * Llanwddyn, Saint Wddyn *
Llanwenog Llanwenog is both a village and a community in Ceredigion, Wales. In 2011 the population of Llanwenog was 1,364, of whom 57.0% were able to speak Welsh. The community includes the villages of Alltyblacca, Gorsgoch, Cwmsychbant, Cwrtnewydd Highm ...
, Saint Gwenog see St Gwenog's Church, Llanwenog * Llanwinio, Saint Gwinio/
Gwynno Gwynno, or Gwynnog ab Gildas, is the name of a 6th-century Welsh saint Archives at the Vatican record that his festival is 26 October; that he is regarded as a confessor; and that there is said to be a sacred well, Ffynnon Wyno, associated with ...
* Llanwnnen, Saint Gwynin *
Llanwrda Llanwrda () is both a village and a community in Carmarthenshire, Wales, southwest of Llandovery. It lies on the River Towy. The population in 2011 was 514. Transport and other features The village is served by Llanwrda railway station. ...
, St Cwrdaf *
Llanwrin Llanwrin () is a small village in the valley of the Afon Dyfi in Powys about two miles north-east of Machynlleth. History and background Historically, it was in the county of Montgomeryshire ( cy, Sir Drefaldwyn). The village is named after it ...
, Saint Gwrin * Llanwrthwl, Saint Gwrthwl * Llanwyddelan, Saint Wyddelan * Llanynghenedl, Saint Enghenedl see
St Enghenedl's Church, Llanynghenedl St Enghenedl's Church, Llanynghenedl, is a former parish church in Anglesey, north Wales, dedicated to the son of a 6th-century King of Powys. According to the 19th-century antiquarian Angharad Llwyd, the first church in Llanynghenedl was erected ...
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Llanyre Llanyre ( cy, Llanllŷr) is a village and electoral ward in Radnorshire, Powys, Wales. The community had a population of 1,061 in 2001, increasing to 1,141 at the 2011 Census. It includes the village of Newbridge-on-Wye. Location Llanyre is t ...
, Saint Llyr


Place names with religious connections other than a saint

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Llandaff Llandaff (; cy, Llandaf ; from 'church' and '' Taf'') is a district, community and coterminous electoral ward in the north of Cardiff, capital of Wales. It was incorporated into the city in 1922. It is the seat of the Bishop of Llandaff, whose ...
, named after the
River Taff The River Taff ( cy, Afon Taf) is a river in Wales. It rises as two rivers in the Brecon Beacons; the Taf Fechan (''little Taff'') and the Taf Fawr (''great Taff'') before becoming one just north of Merthyr Tydfil. Its confluence with the ...
* Llanddarog, uncertain; church dedicated to Saint
Twrog Saint Twrog - feast day 26 June - was a 6th-century Welsh saint who founded the church at Maentwrog, having come to Wales early in the Age of the Saints. Early life It is believed that Twrog was the son of Ithel Hael o Lydaw of Brittany. He ...
* Llandow, derives from Llandhuw, meaning Church of God *
Llandrindod Llandrindod Wells (, ; cy, Llandrindod, /ɬanˈdɾindɔd/  "Trinity Parish"), sometimes known colloquially as Llandod, is a town and community in Powys, within the historic boundaries of Radnorshire, Wales. It serves as the seat of Powy ...
, named after the
Trinity The Christian doctrine of the Trinity (, from 'threefold') is the central dogma concerning the nature of God in most Christian churches, which defines one God existing in three coequal, coeternal, consubstantial divine persons: God the ...
( cy, y Drindod) * Llanfachraeth, , 'small', and , 'beach', meaning 'place, or church, of the little beach' * Llanfaes, 'church of the field' from + , 'field'. (Originally dedicated to Saint Fagan) * Llanfarian after Capel Marian * Llangefni, named after the
River Cefni Afon Cefni is one of the major rivers on the island of Anglesey, Wales. It is long. Its source is near to the village of Capel Coch, before flowing through Bodffordd and into Llyn Cefni in the centre of the island. It continues to run south thr ...
. (Previously known as Llangyngar, after
Saint Cyngar In religious belief, a saint is a person who is recognized as having an exceptional degree of holiness, likeness, or closeness to God. However, the use of the term ''saint'' depends on the context and denomination. In Catholic, Eastern O ...
) * Llangorwen possibly from , meaning 'white church or choir' * Llanllugan See Llanllugan Abbey * Llansaint possibly named after a holy well, Ffynnon Saint ('saint's well') * Llansoy, after Tysoi, thought to have been a pupil of
St. Dyfrig Dubricius or Dubric ( cy, Dyfrig; Norman-French: ''Devereux''; c. 465 – c. 550) was a 6th-century British ecclesiastic venerated as a saint. He was the evangelist of Ergyng ( cy, Erging) (later Archenfield, Herefordshire) and muc ...
. * Llantarnam *
Llanybydder Llanybydder (, sometimes formerly spelt ''Llanybyther'') is a market town and community straddling the River Teifi in Carmarthenshire, West Wales. At the 2011 Census, the population of the community was 1638, an increase from 1423 at the ...
, "the church of the deaf ones" *
Llanymynech Llanymynech is a village straddling the border between Montgomeryshire/Powys, Wales, and Shropshire, England, about 9 miles (14 km) north of the Welsh town of Welshpool. The name is Welsh for "Church of the Monks". The village is on the ba ...
(part) `Church of the Monks`


Place names without a religious connection

*Bwlch-Llan, Ceredigion *
Landimore Landimore ( cy, Llandîmôr)Owen, H.W & Morgan, R. ''Dictionary of the Place-names of Wales'' 2007 Gomer Press, Llandysul is a hamlet on the north coast of the Gower, in the City and County of Swansea, south Wales. To the north are the extensive ...
from Mor- Sea * Llan, Powys * Llanaber * Llanaeron, after the River Aeron * Llanarmon-yn-Ial named after St
Germanus of Auxerre Germanus of Auxerre ( la, Germanus Antissiodorensis; cy, Garmon Sant; french: Saint Germain l'Auxerrois; 378 – c. 442–448 AD) was a western Roman clergyman who was bishop of Autissiodorum in Late Antique Gaul. He abandoned a career as a ...
and a commote of Medieval Wales * Llanarth, Ceredigion, named for the
River Arth The River Arth is a small river that rises in the hills near Bethania, Ceredigion, Wales, and runs west for and discharges into Cardigan Bay at Aberarth. Despite its small size it is one of the few rivers in Britain which has a bore Bore ...
whose outlet into
Cardigan Bay Cardigan Bay ( cy, Bae Ceredigion) is a large inlet of the Irish Sea, indenting the west coast of Wales between Bardsey Island, Gwynedd in the north, and Strumble Head, Pembrokeshire at its southern end. It is the largest bay in Wales. Geo ...
is nearby * Llanarth, Monmouthshire, from earlier (recorded 12th century) form 'Llangarth', possibly meaning either "church on the ridge of the hill” or “church with a garth (yard)" * Llanbister * Llanboidy uncertain *
Llanbradach Llanbradach is a village within the historic boundaries of Glamorgan, South Wales less than north of the town of Caerphilly. It is part of the community of Llanbradach and Pwll-y-Pant. It is mostly residential, and contains three pubs, a pr ...
, name evolved from ''Nant Bradach'' *
Llancarfan Llancarfan is a rural village and community in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales. The village, located west of Barry and near Cowbridge, has a well-known parish church, the site of Saint Cadoc's 6th-century clas, famed for its learning. Cainnech of ...
, name evolved from ''Nantcarfan'' *
Llancayo Llancayo is a village in Monmouthshire, south east Wales, United Kingdom. It is located two miles north of Usk on the B4598 road to Abergavenny, in the community of Gwehelog Fawr. History and amenities Llancayo Mill is situated in fields vis ...
* Llancoch (Radnorshire), , 'red' * Llandarcy, named after
William Knox D'Arcy William Knox D'Arcy (11 October 18491 May 1917) was a British businessman who was one of the principal founders of the oil and petrochemical industry in Persia (Iran). The D’Arcy Concession was signed in 1901 and allowed D'Arcy to explore, ob ...
* Llandenny *
Llanddulas Llanddulas is a village in Conwy county borough, Wales, midway between Old Colwyn and Abergele and next to the North Wales Expressway in the community of Llanddulas and Rhyd-y-Foel. The village lies beneath the limestone hill of Cefn-yr-Ogo ...
, named after the River Dulas * Llandinam, *
Llandovery Llandovery (; cy, Llanymddyfri ) is a market town and community in Carmarthenshire, Wales. It lies on the River Tywi and at the junction of the A40 and A483 roads, about north-east of Carmarthen, north of Swansea and west of Brecon. Hi ...
, a corruption of ''Llanymddyfri'', in English: 'Church enclosure amidst the waters' * Llandre, from , 'town'; formerly, Llanfihangel Genau'r Glyn. *
Llandynan Llantysilio ( cy, Llandysilio-yn-Iâl) is a community in Denbighshire, Wales, near Llangollen. It has a population of 472, falling to 421 at the 2011 census. The community includes the site of Valle Crucis Abbey, the Horseshoe Pass, and ...
* Llaneglwys, Brecknockshire – ''llan'' + ''eglwys'', 'church' * Llanerch, Powys * Llanerchaeron, Ceredigion, mansion estate adjacent to River Aeron * Llanfachraeth, , 'small', and , 'beach' *Llanfaenor (Monmouthshire) see
Llangattock-Vibon-Avel Llangattock-Vibon-Avel ( cy, Llangatwg Feibion Afel) is a rural parish and former community, now in the community of Whitecastle in Monmouthshire, south-east Wales, in the United Kingdom. It is located west of Monmouth and some east of Aberg ...
, , 'manor' * Llanfaes, Brecon or , 'field' * Llanfair-yn-Neubwll , '
aeroplane An airplane or aeroplane (informally plane) is a fixed-wing aircraft that is propelled forward by thrust from a jet engine, propeller, or rocket engine. Airplanes come in a variety of sizes, shapes, and wing configurations. The broad spec ...
', referring to nearby
RAF Valley Royal Air Force Valley or more simply RAF Valley ( cy, Llu Awyr Brenhinol Y Fali) is a Royal Air Force station on the island of Anglesey, Wales, and which is also used as Anglesey Airport. It provides both basic and advanced fast-jet training ...
. * Llanfaredd, from the Fareth, a small stream. *
Llanfechain Llanfechain is a village and community in Powys, Wales, on the B4393 road between Llanfyllin and Llansantffraid-ym-Mechain. Historically it belonged to Montgomeryshire. The River Cain runs through. The population of 465 at the 2011 Census wa ...
*
Llanfendigaid Estate Llanfendigaid Estate, located on the Cardigan Bay coast of southern Gwynedd (formerly Merioneth: cy, Meirionnydd, Sir Feirionydd), near Tywyn in north Wales, is a mid-Georgian architecture, Georgian house that has belonged to the same family f ...
* Llan Ffestiniog *
Llanfor Llanfor is a village in Gwynedd, Wales near the town of Bala, in the community of Llandderfel. History There is evidence of an Iron Age Hill Fort in the immediate area and Roman Castrum. In the 6th century an unknown Monk from Llanfor was repu ...
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Llanfynydd, Flintshire Llanfynydd is a village, local government community and electoral ward in Flintshire, Wales. Its name is derived from the Welsh words ''llan'' ("church" or "parish"), and ''mynydd'' ("mountain"). Description The community, which includes the vi ...
, , 'mountain' * Llanfynydd * Llangadwaladr after King
Cadwaladr Cadwaladr ap Cadwallon (also spelled Cadwalader or Cadwallader in English) was king of Gwynedd in Wales from around 655 to 682 AD. Two devastating plagues happened during his reign, one in 664 and the other in 682; he himself was a victim of the ...
* Llangefni, Anglesey, named from River Cefni *
Llangernyw Llangernyw () is a rural, mostly Welsh-speaking, village and community in Conwy County Borough, Wales. Overview At the 2011 census, the community had a population of 1,079 of whom 63.7 percent were Welsh speakers. The comparable figures for the ...
named after the area of Cernyw * Llangoed The village's placename means the 'religious enclosure in the wood' in the Welsh language. * Llangoedmor in Ceredigion, originally ''Llangoedmawr'', 'great wood' * Llangors, , 'marsh' * Llangwm, Conwy, , 'valley' * Llangwm, Pembrokeshire * Llangwm, Monmouthshire * Llanharry *
Llanllwch St Mary's Church. Llanllwch is a hamlet in Carmarthenshire, Wales approximately west of Carmarthen. History The name Llanllwch derives from a lake or pool nearby, the site of which is now a tract of boggy land west of Llanllwch known as Llanllw ...
* Llanllyfni, Gwynedd, ''llan'' on the River Llyfni * Llanmaes *
Llanmerewig Llanmerewig is a historic parish in Powys, Wales, in the historic county of Montgomeryshire, and is situated between Newtown and Welshpool. The church and small village stand on high ground, which overlooks the river Severn, and is close to A ...
*Llan-mill, Pembrokeshire *
Llanmiloe Llanmiloe is a village situated on the A4066 road in the south-west of Carmarthenshire, Wales, between the villages of Laugharne to the north-east and Pendine to the south-west. History Pre-World War II Llanmiloe was a very small place consistin ...
named after Llanmiloe House *
Llanmorlais The Gower Peninsula ( cy, Gŵyr) in the City and County of Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom is an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. It contains over twenty villages and communities. Villages Bishopston Bishopston (, or historically ''Llanme ...
, name evolved from ''Glan Morlais'' * Llannor * Llannerch-y-medd * Llanrhaeadr-yng-Nghinmeirch * Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant, Montgomeryshire, ''llan'' + ''rhaeadr'': '(waterfall) in the
cantref A cantref ( ; ; plural cantrefi or cantrefs; also rendered as ''cantred'') was a medieval Welsh land division, particularly important in the administration of Welsh law. Description Land in medieval Wales was divided into ''cantrefi'', which wer ...
of' ''
Mochnant Mochnant, a name translating as "the rapid stream", was a medieval cantref in the Kingdom of Powys. In the 12th century it was divided into the commotes of Mochnant Is Rhaeadr (in the north) and Mochnant Uwch Rhaeadr (in the south) (''Is'' signif ...
'' *
Llanrhos Llanrhos (English: 'Church on the moor') is a village in the community of Conwy, in Conwy County Borough, Wales. The village lies between the towns of Conwy and Llandudno. Llanrhos was a civil parish from 1894 until 1974. The area was formerly pa ...
, also known as Eglwys Rhos *
Llanrhyddlad Llanrhyddlad ( cy, Llan-Rhûddlad) is a hamlet in Anglesey, in north-west Wales. in the community of Cylch-y-Garn. References Villages in Anglesey Cylch-y-Garn {{Anglesey-geo-stub ...
*
Llanrug Llanrug (or Llanfihangel-yn-y-grug) is a medium-sized village and community in Gwynedd, north-west Wales. It lies about to the east of Caernarfon, south of Bangor and northwest of Llanberis. It is the largest populated village in the Arfon ...
, (former name: "Llanfihangel-y-Rug") *
Llanrumney Llanrumney ( cy, Llanrhymni) is a suburb, community and electoral ward in east Cardiff, Wales. Llanrumney was in Monmouthshire until it was incorporated into Cardiff in 1938. History The land where modern Llanrumney stands was left to Keyns ...
, named after
River Rhymney The Rhymney River ( cy, Afon Rhymni) is a river in the Rhymney Valley, South Wales, flowing through Cardiff into the Severn Estuary. The river formed the boundary between the historic counties of Glamorgan and Monmouthshire until in 1887, t ...
*
Llanteg Llanteg (also previously known, and still regularly pronounced, as Lanteague) is a small village in Pembrokeshire, Wales, belonging to the community A community is a social unit (a group of living things) with commonality such as place, n ...
*
Llanuwchllyn Llanuwchllyn () is a village and community in Gwynedd, Wales, near the southern end of Bala Lake (Llyn Tegid). It is one of the most sparsely populated communities in Wales. The electoral ward includes the small settlement of Llangywer. The ...
, Gwynedd, ''llan'' + ''uwch'' + ''llyn'': llan 'above the lake' *
Llanymawddwy Llanymawddwy () is a village in Gwynedd, Wales, which is to the north of the larger village of Dinas Mawddwy, on the minor road which connects Dinas Mawddwy to Llanuwchllyn over Bwlch y Groes. The most notable building is the parish church dedi ...
, Gwynedd, from ''llan'' + ''yn'' + ''Mawddwy'': ''llan'' 'in the district of
Mawddwy Mawddwy is a community in the county of Gwynedd, Wales, and is 88.3 miles (142.2 km) from Cardiff and 172.8 miles (278.0 km) from London. In 2011 the population of Mawddwy was 622 with 59.5% of them able to speak Welsh. It is one of the ...
' * Llanwern, Llanywern (Breconshire), 'church on the marshy ground' * Llanwnda, Gwynedd *
Llanwnda, Pembrokeshire Llanwnda is a rural village and parish to the north of the Welsh county of Pembrokeshire and part of the community of Pencaer. It lies some two miles northwest of the port of Fishguard and is inside the boundaries of the Pembrokeshire Coast Nati ...
, named after Garn Wnda burial chamber * Llanwrtyd, Llanwrtyd Wells Personal name `Gwrtyd`? *
Llanycefn Maenclochog () is a village, parish and community in Pembrokeshire, south-west Wales. It is also the name of an electoral ward comprising a wider area of four surrounding communities. Maenclochog Community includes the small settlement of Lla ...
, , 'cave' * Llanychaer, (English: 'church on the Aer', a tributary of the River Gwaun) * Llanycil * Llanynys, , 'island' * Llanyrafon, , 'river' *
Llanystumdwy Llanystumdwy is a predominantly Welsh-speaking village, community and electoral ward on the Llŷn Peninsula in Wales. It lies in the traditional county of Caernarfonshire but is currently administered as part of the unitary authority of Gw ...
, Gwynedd, from ''llan'' + ''ystum'' + ''Dwy'': ''llan'' on the meander of the river ''Dwy''


Place names in counties bordering Wales

* Lancaut ( cy, Llan Cewydd), Gloucestershire * Llancillo, Herefordshire * Landican (Birkenhead, Merseyside), Saint Tegan *
Llandinabo Llandinabo is a hamlet and civil parish in Herefordshire, England, and approximately six miles north-west of Ross-on-Wye Ross-on-Wye (Welsh: ''Rhosan ar Wy'') is a market town in England, near the border with Wales. It had a population of 10 ...
, Herefordshire * Llancloudy, Herefordshire *Llanfair, site of St Mary's church, near Clifford Castle in
Clifford, Herefordshire Clifford is a village and civil parish in Herefordshire, England, and to the north of Hay-on-Wye. It lies on the south bank of the River Wye The River Wye (; cy, Afon Gwy ) is the Longest rivers of the United Kingdom, fourth-longest r ...
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Wye Valley The Wye Valley Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB; cy, Dyffryn Gwy) is an internationally important protected landscape straddling the border between England and Wales. The River Wye ( cy, Afon Gwy) is the fourth-longest river in the ...
* Llanfair Waterdine, Shropshire * Llangarron, Herefordshire * Llangrove, Herefordshire *
Llanrothal Llanrothal is a small village and historical parish in Herefordshire, England in the Monnow Valley, on the border with Monmouthshire, Wales. The River Monnow flows near here along the border. The village is located 5 miles by road northwest of ...
, Herefordshire * Llanveynoe, Herefordshire * Llanwarne, Herefordshire *
Llanymynech Llanymynech is a village straddling the border between Montgomeryshire/Powys, Wales, and Shropshire, England, about 9 miles (14 km) north of the Welsh town of Welshpool. The name is Welsh for "Church of the Monks". The village is on the ba ...
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Llanyblodwel Llanyblodwel is a village and civil parish in Shropshire, England; the spelling "Llanyblodwell" was commonly used in the past, and the village was sometimes simply referred to as "Blodwel". The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census ...
, Shropshire


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Llanbethery Llanbethery () is a small village in the Vale of Glamorgan, south Wales. It is part of the community of Llancarfan. Llanbethery was once served by Llanbethery Platform railway station. This opened in 1905 and closed in 1920. Location It is locat ...
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Llancadle Llancadle ( cy, Llancatal) is a rural village south-west of Barry near Rhoose in the Vale of Glamorgan, in Wales. Llancadle is located near the international airport for Wales, Cardiff International Airport. It has what used to be a pub ...
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Llancarfan Llancarfan is a rural village and community in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales. The village, located west of Barry and near Cowbridge, has a well-known parish church, the site of Saint Cadoc's 6th-century clas, famed for its learning. Cainnech of ...
* Llanhamlach *
Llandawke Llandawke is a small settlement in Carmarthenshire, Wales, situated roughly 1 mile from Laugharne, toward Tenby. It contains the now redunandant 13th century St Odoceus' Church, Llandawke, church of St Odoceus, which lay within the parish toward ...
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Llandeloy Llandeloy ( cy, Llan-lwy) is a small village and parish in Pembrokeshire, South West Wales. Together with the parishes of Brawdy and Llanreithan, it constitutes the community of Brawdy, which had a census population of 611 in 2001. Location Lla ...
* Llandefalle * Llandevaud * Llanddowror * Llanfrechfa * Llanybri * Llanycrwys *
Llanwenarth Llanwenarth is a small village and parish in the Usk Valley of Monmouthshire, south-east Wales, United Kingdom. It is in the community of Llanfoist Fawr and covered by the electoral ward of Llanwenarth Ultra. Location Llanwenarth is located w ...
*Llandevenny,
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Place names in Cornwall


Places named after saints

* Lannahevran, ''St Keverne'', Saint Achevran * Lannaled, ''St Germans'', Saint Aled * Lannanta or Ewni Lananta, ''Lelant'', Saint Anta * Lannbrobus, ''Probus'', Saint Probus * Lanndege, ''Old Kea'', Saint Kea * Lanndewydnek, ''Landewednack'', Saint Gwynnek * Lanndhylyk, ''Landulph'', Saint Deloc * Lanndoho, ''St Kew'' near
Wadebridge Wadebridge (; kw, Ponswad) is a town and civil parish in north Cornwall Cornwall (; kw, Kernow ) is a historic county and ceremonial county in South West England. It is recognised as one of the Celtic nations, and is the homeland ...
, Saint Dochou, similar to the Welsh
Llandochau Llandough ( /lænˈdɒk/; cy, Llandochau Fach �an'doːχaɨ vaχ is a village, community and electoral ward in the Vale of Glamorgan ( cy, Bro Morgannwg, links=no), Wales, approximately 2.3 miles (3.7 km) south west of Cardiff city centre, ...
* Lannentenin, ''St Anthony in Meneage'', Saint Antonius * Lannewa, ''St Ewe'', Saint Ewa * Lannfyek, ''Feock'', Saint Feoc * Lanngostentin, ''Constantine'', Saint Constantine * Lannhernow, ''Lanherne'', Saint Hernow * Lanngenewyt, ''Langunnett'', Saint Cyneuit * Lanngorrek or Lanngorrow, ''Crantock'', Saint Goroc * Lannhydrek, ''Lanhydrock'', Saint Hydrek * Lannjowan, ''Leyowne'', Saint John * Lannkynhorn or Lanngenhorn, ''Linkinhorne'', Saint Cynhoern * Lannlivri, ''Lanlivery'', Saint Lyfri * Lannmoren or Lannvorenn, ''Lamorran'', Saint Morenna or Saint Moren * Lannoweyn, ''Cubert'', Saint Owein * Lannreydhek or Lannreydhow, ''Lanreath'', Saint Reydhek or Saint Reydhow * Lannrigon, ''Laregan'' and ''Lariggan'' * Lannrihorn, ''Ruan Lanihorne'', Saint Rihoern * Lannsalwys, ''Lansallos'', Saint Salwys * Lannseles, ''Launcells'', Saint Seles * Lannsiek, ''St Just in Roseland'', Saint Siek * Lannstevan, ''Launceston'', Saint Stephen * Lannsulyan, ''Luxulyan'', Saint Sulyan * Lannudhno, ''St Erth'', Saint Udhno * Lannunwal, ''Laninval'' * Lannust, ''St Just in Penwith'', Saint Just * Lannvihal, ''St Michael Caerhays'', Saint Michael * Lannvorek, ''Mevagissey'', Saint Morec * Lannvowsedh, ''St Mawes'', Saint Maudet * Lannwedhenek, ''Padstow'', Saint Guethenoc * Lannwenek, ''Lewannick'', Saint Gwenek * Lannwolesyk, ''Lellizzick'', Saint Gwledic * Lannworon, ''Goran'', Saint Goron * Lannystli, ''Gulval'', Saint Ystli


Place names with religious connections other than a saint

* Kellilann, ''Clann'', enclosure grove * Lannbesow, ''Lambessow'', birch tree enclosure * Lannbron, ''Lambourne'', hill enclosure * Lanndreth, ''St Blazey'', religious enclosure by a beach or ferry * Lanneves, ''Lanivet'', sacred grove religious enclosure * Lanneyst, ''Laneast'', unknown * Lanngordhow, ''Fowey'', religious enclosure of tribes * Lannmanagh, ''Lammana'', monk's enclosure * Lannmanagh, ''Looe Island'', monk's enclosure * Lannpenn, ''Lampen'', head enclosure * Lannsans, ''Lezant'', holy religious enclosure * Lannvab, ''Mabe'', son's enclosure * Lannvyhan or Ladnvian, ''Laddenvean'', small religious enclosure * Lannwydhek, ''Mylor'', wooded religious enclosure * Seghlan, ''Sellan'', dry enclosure


Place names without a religious connection

* Landrevik, ''Landrivick'', originally Hendrevik (little old farm) * Landu, ''Landue'', originally Nansdu (black or dark valley) * Landu, ''Lanjew'' (Withiel), originally Lendu (black or dark strip field) * Landuwy, ''Lantewey'', originally Nantduwey (valley of the river Dewey) * Lannestek, ''Lanescot'', originally Lysnestek (Nestoc's court) * Langarth, ''Langarth'', originally Lenangath (the cat's strip field) * Langover, ''Langore'', originally Nansgover (stream valley) * Lanjergh, ''Lanjeth'', originally Nansyergh (roebucks valley) * Lanjiogh, ''Lanjew'' (Kea), originally Nanskiogh (stream valley) * Lankarrow, ''Lancarrow'', originally Nanskarrow (stag's valley) * Lanlegh, ''Lanteague'', originally Nanslegh (rock slab valley) * Lanlowarn, ''Lanlawren'', originally Nanslowarn (fox's valley) * Lanmelin, ''Lamellion'', originally Nansmelin (mill valley) * Lanmelin, ''Lamellyn'', originally Nansmelin (mill valley) * Lanmorek, ''Lamorick'', originally Nansmorek (Moroc's valley) * Lanmornow, ''Lamorna'', originally Nansmornow (valley of a stream called Morno) * Lannergh, ''Lanarth'', woodland clearing * Lannergh, ''Landrake'', woodland clearing * Lannergh, ''Lannarth'', woodland clearing * Lannergh, ''Lanner'', woodland clearing * Lannergh, ''Larrick'', woodland clearing * Lannergh, ''Larrick'' (South Petherwin), woodland clearing * Lannergh, ''Muchlarnick'', woodland clearing * Lansewigy, ''Lanseague'', originally Nansewigy (hinds valley) * Lanteglos, ''Lanteglos-by-Camelford'', originally Nanteglos (church valley) * Lanteglos, ''Lanteglos-by-Fowey'', originally Nanteglos (church valley) * Lantlogh, ''Landlooe'', originally Nantlogh (valley of the river Looe) * Lantollek, ''Lantallack'', originally Nanstollek (hollowed valley) * Lantyvet, ''Lantivet'', originally Nantyvet (cultivated valley) * Lantyeyn, ''Lantyan'', originally Nantyeyn (cold valley) * Lanyeyn, ''Lanyon'', originally Lynyeyn (cold pool) * Lanyeyn, ''Lanyon'' (Gwinear), named after the Lanyon family from Lynyeyn (cold pool)


Place names in areas bordering Cornwall

* Landkey (near
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, Devon), Saint Kea


Place names in Brittany

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Lampaul-Guimiliau Lampaul-Guimiliau (; br, Lambaol-Gwimilio) is a commune in the Finistère department and administrative region of Brittany in north-western France. It is noted for its parish close. Etymology The place name element ''lan'' or ''lam'' (''llan ...
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Saint Paul Paul; grc, Παῦλος, translit=Paulos; cop, ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ; hbo, פאולוס השליח (previously called Saul of Tarsus;; ar, بولس الطرسوسي; grc, Σαῦλος Ταρσεύς, Saũlos Tarseús; tr, Tarsuslu Pavlus; ...
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Landerneau Landerneau (; br, Landerne, ) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France. It lies at the mouth of the Elorn River which divides the Breton provinces of Cornouaille and Léon, east of Brest. The name i ...
(), Saint Ténénan * Langolen (), Saint Collen *
Landeleau Landeleau (; ) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France. Population Inhabitants of Landeleau are called in French French (french: français(e), link=no) may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to ...
(), Saint Teilo * Landoac (), Saint Doac * Lanildut (), Saint
Illtud Saint Illtud (also spelled Illtyd, Eltut, and, in Latin, Hildutus), also known as Illtud Farchog or Illtud the Knight, is venerated as the abbot teacher of the divinity school, Bangor Illtyd, located in Llanilltud Fawr (Llantwit Major) in Gla ...
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Lannédern Lannédern (; ) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France. Population See also *Communes of the Finistère department The following is a list of the 277 communes of the Finistère department of France. ...
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Saint Edern Saint Edern was a monk of the end of the ninth century, feast 26 August (31 August or 1 September by the old liturgical calendar). He may have been from Ireland or Wales. Biography Legend suggests that Saint Edern left Cumbria, where he was ...
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Landévennec Landévennec (; ) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France. Population Geography Landévennec is located on the Crozon peninsula, southeast of Brest.The river Aulne forms a natural boundary to the east. M ...
(), Winwaloe *
Landivisiau Landivisiau (; br, Landivizio) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France. The journalist Luc Le Vaillant, winner of the 1998 Albert Londres Prize was born in Landivisiau. Landivisiau is twinned with Bideford i ...
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Saint Gwisiau In religious belief, a saint is a person who is recognized as having an exceptional degree of holiness, likeness, or closeness to God. However, the use of the term ''saint'' depends on the context and denomination. In Catholic, Eastern O ...
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Landudal Landudal (; ) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France. The writer Angèle Jacq, winner of the Cezam Prix Littéraire Inter CE in 2000 for her novel ''Le voyage de Jabel'', was born in Landudal, as was the f ...
(), Tudwal *
Lanhouarneau Lanhouarneau () is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France. Population Inhabitants of Lanhouarneau are called in French ''Lanhouarnéens''. See also *Communes of the Finistère department The following is ...
(), Saint Hervé * Landévant (), Saint Tevant *
Landudec Landudec (; ) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France. Population Inhabitants of Landudec are called in French ''Landudecois''. See also *Communes of the Finistère department The following is a list of ...
(), Saint Tadec * Landunvez (), Sainte Tunvez * Langoëlan (), Saint Gouelan * Languidic (), Saint
Cynedd Saint Cenydd (Modern cy, Cennydd; french: Kinède;   century), sometimes anglicised as Saint Kenneth, was a Christian hermit on the Gower Peninsula in Wales, where he is credited with the foundation of the church at Llangennith. ...
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Landéda Landéda (; br, Landeda) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France. Geography The coastal commune of Landéda forms a peninsula between two rias, the Aber Wrac'h to the north and the Aber-Benoît to the s ...
(), Saint Tédia or Saint Tydeu *
Landujan Landujan (; ; Gallo: ''Landujan'') is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department Department may refer to: * Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility Government and military *Department ...
(), Saint Tudin ( Tudwal) *
Langast Langast (; br, Lanwal; Gallo: ''Langau'') is a former commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department of Brittany in northwestern France. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the new commune Plouguenast-Langast Plouguenast-Langast (; br, Plougo ...
(), Saint Gal *
Langourla Langourla (; br, Langourlae) is a former commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department of Brittany in north-western France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune Le Mené.Langrolay-sur-Rance Langrolay-sur-Rance (, literally ''Langrolay on Rance''; ) is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department Department may refer to: * Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility Government an ...
(), Saint Gourlae *
Languenan Languenan (; br, Langenan) is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department Department may refer to: * Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility Government and military *Department (administ ...
(), Saint Kenan * Langonnet (), Saint Konoed (Saint Cynwyd) *
Lanmodez Lanmodez (; br, Lanvaodez) is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department of Brittany in northwestern France. Population Inhabitants of Lanmodez are called ''lanmodéziens'' in French. See also *Communes of the Côtes-d'Armor department ...
(), Saint Maudez *
Landrévarzec Landrévarzec (; br, Landrevarzeg) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France. Population Inhabitants of Landrévarzec are called in French ''Landrévarzécois''. Breton language The municipality launched ...
(), Saint Harzheg *
Lanarvily Lanarvily (; ) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in northwestern France. Population Inhabitants of Lanarvily are called in French ''Lanarvilisiens''. See also *Communes of the Finistère department The following is a li ...
(), Saint Haeruili *
Lanvénégen Lanvénégen (; br, Lannejenn) is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France. Geography Historically, Lanvénégen belongs to Cornouaille. The village centre is located north-west of Lorient and east of Quimpe ...
(), Saint Menegean *
Lanvollon Lanvollon (; ) is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department Department may refer to: * Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility Government and military *Department (administrative divis ...
(), Saint Volon *
Landaul Landaul (; ) is a Communes of France, commune in the Morbihan Departments of France, department of Brittany (administrative region), Brittany in north-western France. Inhabitants of Landaul are called in French language, French ''Landaulais''. ...
(), (Perhaps Saint Teilo) *
Landébia Landébia (; br, Landebiav) is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department Department may refer to: * Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility Government and military *Department (adminis ...
(), Saint Tebiav * Lannéanou (), Saint Leanou *
La Harmoye La Harmoye (; ; Gallo: ''Laharmoét'') is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department of Brittany in northwestern France. Population Inhabitants of La Harmoye are called ''harmoyens'' in French. See also *Communes of the Côtes-d'Armor depart ...
(), Saint Harmoël *
La Landec La Landec (; ; Gallo: ''Lalandéc'') is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department Department may refer to: * Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility Government and military *Departmen ...
(), Saint Deg *
Landéhen Landéhen (; ) is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department Department may refer to: * Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility Government and military *Department (administrative divisi ...
(), Saint Guéhen *
La Méaugon La Méaugon (; ; Gallo: ''Laméaugon'') is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department Department may refer to: * Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility Government and military *Departm ...
(), Saint Algon *
Lancieux Lancieux (; ; Gallo: ''Lansioec'') is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department of Brittany in northwestern France. Toponymy Lancieux derives its name from the Breton ''lann'' ("hermitage") and ''Seoc'', ''Cieux'', or ''Sieu'', a monk who came ...
(), Saint Séoc (or Sieu) *
Langueux Langueux (; br, Langaeg) is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department of Brittany in northwestern France. Population Inhabitants of Langueux are called ''langueusiens'' in French. See also *Communes of the Côtes-d'Armor department The fo ...
(), Saint Guéthénoc *
Lanhélin Lanhélin (; br, Lanhelen) is a former commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in Brittany in northwestern France. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the new commune Mesnil-Roc'h.Laniscat Laniscat (; br, Lanniskad) is a former commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department of Brittany in northwestern France. On 1 January 2017, it was merged into the new commune Bon Repos sur Blavet.Lanneuffret Lanneuffret (; br, Lanneured) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France. Population Inhabitants of Lanneuffret are called in French ''Lanneuffretois''. See also *Communes of the Finistère department * Lann ...
(), Saint Gwévret * Saint-Urbain (), Saint Urvan *
Lannion Lannion ( ; ) is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department in Brittany in northwestern France. It is a subprefecture of Côtes-d'Armor, the capital of Trégor and the center of an urban area of almost 60,000 inhabitants. Climate Lannion h ...
() * Landebaëron () *
La Malhoure La Malhoure (; br, Lanvelor) is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department Department may refer to: * Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility Government and military *Department (admini ...
() * La Nouaye () * Lanrigan (), Saint Rigan *
Lanrivoaré Lanrivoaré (; ) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France. Population Inhabitants of Lanrivoaré are called in French ''Lanrivoaréens''. See also *Communes of the Finistère department The following i ...
(), Saint Riware *
La Vraie-Croix La Vraie-Croix (; br, Langroez) is a commune in the Morbihan department in Brittany in north-western France. Its inhabitants are called ''Langroëziens'' after the Breton name for the commune. Geography Located in the countryside at the edge of ...
() *
Lanfains Lanfains (; br, Lanfeun) is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department of Brittany in northwestern France. Population Inhabitants of Lanfains are called ''lanfinois'' in French. Geography The Lanfains countryside is '' bocage'' with undul ...
(), Lanfains' name comes from the Breton language « lann » (hermitage) and, it seems, from the Latin « fanum » (temple). Lanfains was situated at the border of the Gallo and Breton languages. *
Langan, Ille-et-Vilaine Langan (; ) is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department of Brittany in north-western France. Population Inhabitants of Langan are called in French ''Langanais''. See also *Communes of the Ille-et-Vilaine department The following is a li ...
() * Langon () *
Languédias Languédias (; ) is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department Department may refer to: * Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility Government and military *Department (administrative div ...
(), Saint Catihern * Lanmérin (), Saint Mérin (Sant Vilin in Breton) *
Lannebert Lannebert (; ) is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor ''department Department may refer to: * Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility Government and military *Department (administrative div ...
(), Saint Eber *
Lanvellec Lanvellec (; br, Lanvaeleg) is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department of Brittany in north-western France. Culture The commune has a rich architectural and cultural heritage. The parish church of Saint-Brandan was rebuilt between 1852 an ...
(), Saint Maeleg *
Lanvéoc Lanvéoc (; br, Lañveog) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France. The École Navale, the French naval academy, is located here. Climate Lanvéoc has a oceanic climate ( Köppen climate classification ...
(), Saint Maeoc *
Laurenan Laurenan (; ) is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department of Brittany in northwestern France. Population Inhabitants of Laurenan are called ''laurenanais'' in French. See also *Communes of the Côtes-d'Armor department The following i ...
(), Saint Ronan*


Place names in Cumbria

The
Cumbric language Cumbric was a variety of the Common Brittonic language spoken during the Early Middle Ages in the ''Hen Ogledd'' or "Old North" in what is now the counties of Westmorland, Cumberland and northern Lancashire in Northern England and the southe ...
was spoken in
Cumbria Cumbria ( ) is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in North West England, bordering Scotland. The county and Cumbria County Council, its local government, came into existence in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972. ...
and elsewhere in The Old North up until the
Early Middle Ages The Early Middle Ages (or early medieval period), sometimes controversially referred to as the Dark Ages, is typically regarded by historians as lasting from the late 5th or early 6th century to the 10th century. They marked the start of the M ...
and some place names in Cumbria and surrounding counties have a Brythonic origin. * Ketland. The first element is possibly equivalent to Welsh ''coed'', "forest, wood". * Lambert Ladd. Compare Lampert below. *
Lamplugh Lamplugh () is a scattered community and civil parish located in West Cumbria on the edge of the English Lake District and historically part of Cumberland. It had a population of 763 in 2001, increasing to 805 at the 2011 Census. The main A50 ...
. The second element '-plugh' has been explained as equivalent to Welsh ''plwyf'' "parish", or ''blwch'' "bare". The historic name ''Llan Lleenawc'' may have been in this region and named after either ''Laenauc'', a father of ''Guallauc'', or ''*Lennóc'', a saint name.


Place-names in areas bordering Cumbria

* Lampert,
Northumberland Northumberland () is a ceremonial counties of England, county in Northern England, one of two counties in England which border with Scotland. Notable landmarks in the county include Alnwick Castle, Bamburgh Castle, Hadrian's Wall and Hexham Ab ...
, also spelt Lampart. The second element has been explained as an equivalent of Welsh ''perth'', "hedge, thicket". In addition, ''*landā-'', the earlier Brittonic word ancestral to ''llan'' occurs in
Vindolanda Vindolanda was a Roman auxiliary fort (''castrum'') just south of Hadrian's Wall in northern England, which it originally pre-dated.British windo- 'fair, white, blessed', landa 'enclosure/meadow/prairie/grassy plain' (the modern Welsh word w ...
, the name of a Roman fort.


Place names in Scotland

Some place names in
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have
Pictish Pictish is the extinct Brittonic language spoken by the Picts, the people of eastern and northern Scotland from Late Antiquity to the Early Middle Ages. Virtually no direct attestations of Pictish remain, short of a limited number of geographic ...
and Cumbric elements such as ''aber-'' and (also spelled ''lum-'', ''lon-'' and ''lin-'') that are cognate with those in other Brittonic languages. The Gaelic form ''lann'' ("enclosure, churchyard") also occurs, and its existence in
Pictland The Picts were a group of peoples who lived in what is now northern and eastern Scotland (north of the Firth of Forth) during Late Antiquity and the Early Middle Ages. Where they lived and what their culture was like can be inferred from ear ...
may represent adoption into Gaelic of the Pictish usage.


Places named after saints

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Lhanbryde Lhanbryde (Gaelic: ''Lann Brìghde'') is a village that lies east of Elgin in Moray, Scotland. Previously bisected by the A96, it was bypassed in the early 1990s and now lies to the north of this busy trunk road. It had a population of 1,88 ...
, Moray ( Gaelic: ''Lann Brìghde'').
Saint Bride In religious belief, a saint is a person who is recognized as having an exceptional degree of holiness, likeness, or closeness to God. However, the use of the term ''saint'' depends on the context and denomination. In Catholic, Eastern O ...
. Lamanbride in 1215; the modern Welsh-like spelling is probably a 19th-century innovation) *
Lumphanan Lumphanan ( ; gd, Lann Fhìonain) is a village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland located from Aberdeen and from Banchory. History Lumphanan is documented to be the site of the Battle of Lumphanan of 1057 AD, where Malcolm III of Scotland defeate ...
, Aberdeenshire (Gaelic: ''Lann Fhìonain''), Saint Fhìonain. * Lumphinnans Fife. Its etymology is identical to Lumphinnans above, with which it shares a Gaelic name.


Places with other religious connections

* Landis, Kirkcudbrightshire. Uncertain; may be of Scots language, Scots origin. * Lincluden, Kirkcudbrightshire. The location of an abbey. The second part of the name refers to the nearby Cluden Water. The first part could also be ''lïnn'', "pool". * Lindores, Fife (Gaelic: ''Lann Doras''). An Lindores Abbey, abbey is located here. The name may mean "church at the pass". * Longannet, Fife (Gaelic: ''Lann na H-Annaide''). Occupied by a now-decommissioned power station. The name probably meant "former church enclosure".


Places with no known religious connections

* Conland, Fife. Possibly meaning "dog-enclosure" (G ''conlann'', W ''cwnllan'') or "grouping of enclosures" (G ''cu-lann''). * Drumdratland, Fife. Exact etymology unclear, but the first element is likely ''druim'', "a ridge". * Falkland, Fife, Falkland, Fife. The first element in the name is unclear. * Lumquhat, Fife. The name may mean "enclosure of the wild-cats". * Lynchat, Inverness-shire. Meaning "wildcat's enclosure". * Pentland Hills, Pentland, Midlothian. The first element may be ''pen'' ("head", "top") or ''pant'' ("hollow"). * Pouterlampert, near Castleton, Scottish Borders, Castleton, Scottish Borders. The ''-lampert'' part of the name may share an etymology with the aforementioned Lampart in Northumberland. The first part of the name is ''*polter'', an obscure Common Brittonic, Brittonic suffix.


In fiction

*The long running United States, American soap opera ''One Life to Live'' is set in fictional Llanview, Pennsylvania, set just outside the city of Philadelphia. In the fictional universe of the soap, Llanview is the county seat for Llantano County. An important historical estate, Llanfair, is also set in Llanview.


See also

* Welsh placenames * List of Celtic place names in Galicia


References


External links


BBC Wales: What's in a name: LlanBBC Wales – What's in a Name: Religion and creed in place names
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