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I`ve recently returned to Gwent after living in Swansea for 23 years and I find that many of the place names I grew up with have been altered.My query is: a road , now called Treherbert Rd was always know to us as Trearbour RD (this is how we pronounced it,I never saw it written down).Is this a fair angycization?
I would be grateful for any adhelp,
Thank you
Brian Rosete
I would be grateful for any adhelp,
Thank you
Brian Rosete
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No...
it isn't. Treherbert means 'village of Herbert'. Trearbour would mean 'village of the arbour'. However Trearbour might be an inherited local pronounciation of Herbert. You need to look up older forms of the street name; perhaps try A-Zs/street maps from the 50s/60s in your local library. Or ask your local librarian, who might know the answers anyway, or a local historian.
it isn't. Treherbert means 'village of Herbert'. Trearbour would mean 'village of the arbour'. However Trearbour might be an inherited local pronounciation of Herbert. You need to look up older forms of the street name; perhaps try A-Zs/street maps from the 50s/60s in your local library. Or ask your local librarian, who might know the answers anyway, or a local historian.
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