Cylchgronau Cymru

CWM HARRY Brook: SO 1196 Bechan L. Upper and Lower Cwm Harry shown on SO 19. Brook mentioned in P.H. Tregynon (Mont. Coll. XXX, 8). = Harry's cwm. CWM HOPTON (Brook): SO 2292 Caebitrach R. Cwm Hopton Dingle, Pentrenant Dingle and Cwm y Lladron are shown on a map of the Townships of Churchstoke (Mont. Coll. XL, 220) and described as "each with its little stream." (ibid 208). Hopton appears in Doomsday Book as Hoptune. Most of the many Hoptons < O.E. hop + -tun, = homestead in the valley. (v. E.P.N.. 249). n. y CWM HEN: SN 984875 Wigddwr L. Name found on Enc. M. of Township of Treflyn, 1826. = of the old cwm. n. CWM IGNETH: M.E. states Dungu (v. Dyfngwm) according to a 1683-7 document. He suggests < Cwm Mignedd. Cwm of the bog). M.E. also cites Llidiart Idnerth from a document describing the bounds of Talerddig and Cyfeiliog. Igneth and Idnerth look like pers. names. They may be variants of the same name, Idnerth showing the substitution of a known word, nerth, for a meaningless sound. CWM JONATHAN Rill: SN 9584 n. Bryn Du L. This name is used by Horsfall- Turner 30. n. CWM LLOI: SH 9525 Nadroedd L. = of the cwm of calves. n. CWM LLWYD: SN 9597 a. Garno L. (This is not the Cwm Llwyd of the St. M. Charters; v. a. Llwyd). = of the gray cwm. n. CWM LLWYNOG: SJ 0807 Banw R. v. fn 11. = of the cwm of a fox. n. CWM MAIN: SJ 0629 Rhaeadr R. = of the narrow cwm. n CWM PELLA: Cwm Bella Brook on Enc. M. of "Weegtownship", Llandinam, 1826. Cwm Pellaf is marked at SN 9693. The name on the Enc. M. denotes the upper reach of the Colwyn Brook. (v. and n. y Clethyddod). = of the farthest cwm. n. CWM PISTYLL OEN: SO 0078 t Rhydyclwydau Brook L. = of the cwm of the falls of a lamb. n. CWM PLANT: SN 9796 a Garno L. = of the cwm of children. n. CWM Y GIGFRAN: SN 9893 Colwyn Brook R. = of the cwm of the raven. CWM Y LLADRON Brook: SO 2793 Camlad L. Cwm Lladron is situated SO 2490, down stream are habs. Cwm and Lower Cwm. For reference to this stream, v. Cwm Hopton. The cwm was reputed to be a hiding place for robbers (lladron) who attacked travellers on the "import- ant" road from Bishops Castle to Llanidloes. (Mont. Coll. XL, 208). Shown as Cwm Brook on map in Offa's Dyke, 122. n CWM YR ANNEL: SN 9699 a. Cwm Llwyd L. The name is in current use. Cwm yr Annel is situated SN 9789. In GPC annel = (1) aim, (2) deception, (3) prop, column. For meaning 2, cf n. y Fagl, n. Gwden. The situation of this cwm supports the assumption that annel is the same word as aranell in St M. Ch. 26, 31, 32, and IV., in spite of the spelling with -11. n. CWM YR EITHIN: SJ 0530 Disgynfa/Rhaeadr L. = of the cwm of the furze.