HC Deb 20 July 1967 vol 750 cc318-9W
Mr. Gwynfor Evans

asked the Minister of Housing and Local Government if he is aware that there are many cases of Welsh place-names being misspelt according to standard Welsh orthography on official ordnance survey maps; even if he will ensure that the spelling given in the Board of Celtic Studies Gazetteer of Welsh Place-Names, a copy of which is in his possession, be followed, and ensure that where a place in Wales has both a Welsh and an English name both names will appear with equal prominence on the map.

Mr. Willey

In deciding the most suitable form and spelling of place names the Ordnance Survey is guided primarily by local custom and usage. If local custom is uncertain the recommendations of the Board of Celtic Studies are always taken into account for Welsh names. When a name is widely used in both the Welsh and English forms both versions are given on the map if there is enough space.

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