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Llan (placename)

August 18, 2023

Llan (Welsh pronunciation: [ɬan]) and its variants (Breton: lan; Cornish: lann; Pictish: lhan; Irish and Scottish Gaelic: lann[1]) are a common element of Celtic placenames in the British Isles and Brittany, especially of Welsh toponymy. In Welsh the (often mutated) name of a local saint or a geomorphological description[2] follows the Llan morpheme to form a single word: for example Llanfair is the parish or settlement around the church of St. Mair (Welsh for "Mary"). Goidelic toponyms end in -lann.

The various forms of the word are distantly cognate with English land and lawn and presumably initially denoted a specially cleared and enclosed area of land.[3][4] In late antiquity it came to be applied particularly to the sanctified land occupied by communities of Christian converts. It is part of the name of more than 630 locations in Wales and nearly all have some connection with a local patron saint. These were usually the founding saints of the parish,[5] relatives of the ruling families who invaded Wales during the early Middle Ages.[6] 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.[5] The typical llan employed or erected a circular or oval embankment with a protective stockade, surrounded by wooden or stone huts.[7] Unlike Saxon practice, these establishments were not chapels for the local lords but almost separate tribes, initially some distance away from the secular community.[8] Over time, however, it became common for prosperous communities to become either monasteries forbidden to lay residents or fully secular communities controlled by the local lord.[9]

In the later Middle Ages llan also came to denote entire parishes, both as an ecclesiastical region and as a subdivision of a commote or hundred.

Place names in Wales

Places named after saints

(All pages with titles beginning with Llan)

Place names with religious connections other than a saint

Place names without a religious connection

Place names in counties bordering Wales

Uncertain of origin

Place names in Cornwall

Places named after saints

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

Place names in Brittany

Place names in Cumbria

The Cumbric language was spoken in Cumbria and elsewhere in The Old North up until the Early Middle Ages 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".[11]
  • Lambert Ladd. Compare Lampert below.[11]
  • Lamplugh. The second element '-plugh' has been explained as equivalent to Welsh plwyf "parish",[12] or blwch "bare".[11]

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.[11]

Place-names in areas bordering Cumbria

  • Lampert, Northumberland, also spelt Lampart. The second element has been explained as an equivalent of Welsh perth, "hedge, thicket".[11]

In addition, *landā-, the earlier Brittonic word ancestral to llan occurs in Vindolanda, the name of a Roman fort.[11]

Place names in Scotland

Some place names in Scotland have Pictish and Cumbric elements such as aber- and lhan- (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 may represent adoption into Gaelic of the Pictish usage.[13]

Places named after saints

  • Lhanbryde, Moray (Gaelic: Lann Brìghde). Saint Bride. Lamanbride in 1215; the modern Welsh-like spelling is probably a 19th-century innovation)[citation needed]
  • Lumphanan, 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 origin.[11]
  • Lincluden, Kirkcudbrightshire. The location of an abbey. The second part of the name refers to the nearby Cluden Water.[11] The first part could also be lïnn, "pool".[11][14]
  • Lindores, Fife (Gaelic: Lann Doras). An abbey is located here. The name may mean "church at the pass".[15]
  • Longannet, Fife (Gaelic: Lann na H-Annaide). Occupied by a now-decommissioned power station. The name probably meant "former church enclosure".[16]

Places with no known religious connections

  • Conland, Fife. Possibly meaning "dog-enclosure" (G conlann, W cwnllan) or "grouping of enclosures" (G cu-lann).[15]
  • Drumdratland, Fife. Exact etymology unclear, but the first element is likely druim, "a ridge".[15]
  • Falkland, Fife. The first element in the name is unclear.[15]
  • Lumquhat, Fife. The name may mean "enclosure of the wild-cats".[15]
  • Lynchat, Inverness-shire. Meaning "wildcat's enclosure".[1]
  • Pentland, Midlothian. The first element may be pen ("head", "top") or pant ("hollow").[11]
  • Pouterlampert, near Castleton, Scottish Borders.[11] The -lampert part of the name may share an etymology with the aforementioned Lampart in Northumberland.[11] The first part of the name is *polter, an obscure[11] Brittonic suffix.

In fiction

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Watson, W.J.; Taylor, Simon (2011). The Celtic Place-Names of Scotland (reprint ed.). Birlinn LTD. p. 387. ISBN 9781906566357.
  2. ^ A number of placenames now beginning with llan owe their present form to confusion, having originated as glan ("river bank") or nant ("stream, hollow"). An example is Llanbradach, which was originally Nant Bradach ("Valley of the Bradach"). An example in Cornish is Lanteglos, from an original Nanseglos ("Church Valley").
  3. ^ Oxford English Dictionary, 1st ed. "land, n.¹". Oxford University Press (Oxford), 1901.
  4. ^ Oxford English Dictionary, 1st ed. "laund, n." Oxford University Press (Oxford), 1902.
  5. ^ a b Baring-Gould, Sabine. The Lives of the Saints, Vol. 16, "The Celtic Church and its Saints", p. 67. Longmans, Green, & Co. (New York), 1898.
  6. ^ Baring-Gould, p. 40.
  7. ^ Baring-Gould, p. 33.
  8. ^ Baring-Gould, p. 92.
  9. ^ Baring-Gould, pp. 37–38.
  10. ^ "GO BRITANNIA! Wales: Sacred Places – Llandaff (Thlan daff) Cathedral". Britannia.com. Retrieved 11 June 2013.
  11. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m James, Alan. (PDF). SPNS – The Brittonic Language in the Old North. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 August 2017. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
  12. ^ "Lamplugh". Whitehaven and Western Lakeland. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
  13. ^ James, Alan G. "A Guide to the Place-Name Evidence – Guide to the Elements" (PDF). Scottish Place Name Society – The Brittonic Language in the Old North. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
  14. ^ Johnston, James B (1892). Place-names of Scotland. Edinburgh, Scotland: D Douglas. p. 162. ISBN 9780854096343.
  15. ^ a b c d e Simon, Taylor; Markus, Gilbert (2006). The Place-names of Fife (Illustrated ed.). Shaun Tyas. ISBN 9781900289771.
  16. ^ "Longannet Point – Tulliallan, Fife – Places of Worship in Scotland | SCHR".

External links

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

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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Llan placename news newspapers books scholar JSTOR March 2011 Learn how and when to remove this template message Llan Welsh pronunciation ɬan and its variants Breton lan Cornish lann Pictish lhan Irish and Scottish Gaelic lann 1 are a common element of Celtic placenames in the British Isles and Brittany especially of Welsh toponymy In Welsh the often mutated name of a local saint or a geomorphological description 2 follows the Llan morpheme to form a single word for example Llanfair is the parish or settlement around the church of St Mair Welsh for Mary Goidelic toponyms end in lann The various forms of the word are distantly cognate with English land and lawn and presumably initially denoted a specially cleared and enclosed area of land 3 4 In late antiquity it came to be applied particularly to the sanctified land occupied by communities of Christian converts It is part of the name of more than 630 locations in Wales and nearly all have some connection with a local patron saint These were usually the founding saints of the parish 5 relatives of the ruling families who invaded Wales during the early Middle Ages 6 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 5 The typical llan employed or erected a circular or oval embankment with a protective stockade surrounded by wooden or stone huts 7 Unlike Saxon practice these establishments were not chapels for the local lords but almost separate tribes initially some distance away from the secular community 8 Over time however it became common for prosperous communities to become either monasteries forbidden to lay residents or fully secular communities controlled by the local lord 9 In the later Middle Ages llan also came to denote entire parishes both as an ecclesiastical region and as a subdivision of a commote or hundred Contents 1 Place names in Wales 1 1 Places named after saints 1 2 Place names with religious connections other than a saint 1 3 Place names without a religious connection 1 4 Place names in counties bordering Wales 1 5 Uncertain of origin 2 Place names in Cornwall 2 1 Places named after saints 2 2 Place names with religious connections other than a saint 2 3 Place names without a religious connection 2 4 Place names in areas bordering Cornwall 3 Place names in Brittany 4 Place names in Cumbria 4 1 Place names in areas bordering Cumbria 5 Place names in Scotland 5 1 Places named after saints 5 2 Places with other religious connections 5 3 Places with no known religious connections 6 In fiction 7 See also 8 References 9 External linksPlace names in Wales EditPlaces named after saints Edit This list is incomplete you can help by adding missing items August 2008 All pages with titles beginning with Llan Llanaelhaearn Saint Aelhaiarn Llanafan Fawr Great Llanafan Saint Afan Llanafan Fechan Little Llanafan now often Llanfechan Saint Afan Llanafan y Trawsgoed alternatively Llanafan Ceredigion 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 Ial Denbighshire Saint Garmon or St Germanus of Auxerre Llanarthney St Arthney Llanasa Saint Asaph Llanbabo Saint Pabo Llanbadarn Fawr Ceredigion Saint Padarn Llanbadarn Fawr Powys St Padarn Llanbadarn Fynydd Saint Padarn Llanbadarn y Garreg Saint Padarn Llanbadoc Saint Madoc see St Madoc s Church Llanbadoc Llanbadrig Saint Patrick Llanbeder Newport St Peter Llanbedr Saint Peter Llanbedr Crickhowell St Peter Llanbedr Radnorshire Saint Peter Llanbedr Dyffryn Clwyd Saint Peter Llanbedrgoch Saint Peter Llanbedrog Saint Petroc Llanbedr y cennin Saint Peter Llanbedr Pont Steffan St Peter Llanbeulan Saint Peulan Llanberis Saint Peris Llanblethian Saint Bleiddian Llanbrynmair Saint Mary Llandanwg Saint Tanwg Llandecwyn Saint Tecwyn Llandefaelog Fach Powys St Maelog Llandegveth St Tegvedd Llanddeiniol St Deiniol Llanddeiniolen Saint Deiniol Llandderfel Saint Derfel Llanddeusant Anglesey two saints Saint Marcellus and Saint Marcellina Llanddeusant Carmarthenshire two saints Saint David and Saint Teilo Llanddew St David Llanddewi Nant Honddu Llanthony St David Llandegfan Saint Tegfan Llandegla Saint Tegla Llandegley Saint Tegla Llandeilo Saint Teilo Llandeilo r Fan Saint Teilo Llanddaniel Fab Saint Deiniol Fab see St Deiniol s Church Llanddaniel Fab Llanddewi St David Llanddewi Brefi Saint David Llanddewi r Cwm St David Llanddewi Rhydderch St David Llanddewi Velfrey St David Llanddewi Ystradenny St David Llanddoged Saint Doged Llanddona Saint Dona see St Dona s Church Llanddona Llanddwywe Saint Dwywe Llanddyfnan Saint Dyfnan Llandetty Saint Detyw and Saint Tetta Llandissilio Saint Tysilio Llandogo in Welsh Llaneuddogwy St Euddogwy Oudoceus Llandough Llanfair Saint Dochau Dochdwy Llandough Penarth Saint Dochau Dochdwy Llandrillo Denbighshire Saint Trillo Llandrillo yn Rhos Saint Trillo Llandrinio Saint Trunio Llandudoch Saint Dogmael Llandudno Saint Tudno Llandwrog Saint Twrog Llandybie Saint Tybie Llandyfaelog St Maelog Llandyfan St Dyfan Llandyfriog Saint Brioc Llandyfrydog Saint Tyfrydog see St Tyfrydog s Church Llandyfrydog Llandygai Saint Tegai Llandyrnog Saint Tyrnog Llandysilio Saint Tysilio Llandyssil Saint Tysul Llandysul Saint Tysul Llanelieu St Ellyw see St Ellyw s Church Llanelieu Llanelltyd Saint Illtud 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 fach small and t raeth beach Llanfaelog Saint Maelog Llanfaelrhys Saint Maelrhys Llanfaethlu Saint Maethlu see St Maethlu s Church Llanfaethlu Llanfairfechan Little Saint Marys Parish Llanfaglan Saint Baglan Llanfallteg Llanfallteg West St Mallteg Llanfechell Saint Mechell Llanfflewyn Saint Fflewin See St Fflewin s Church Llanfflewin Llanfigael Saint Figael see St Figael s Church Llanfigael Llanfoist St Ffwyst Llanfwrog Anglesey Saint Mwrog Llanfwrog Denbighshire Saint Mwrog Llanedi Saint Edith Llanedeyrn Saint Edeyrn Llanedwen St Edwen see St Edwen s Church Llanedwen Llanengan Einion Frenin also known as Engan Llannefydd Saint Nefydd Llanegryn Saint Egryn Llanegwad Saint Egwad Llaneilian Saint Eilian Llanelian yn rhos a former civil parish in Conwy County Borough Saint Elian Wales Llanelidan Saint Elidan see St Elidan s Church Llanelidan Llanellen Saint Elen often anglicised as St Helen Llanelli Saint Elli Llanelly St Elli Llanelwedd Saint Elwedd Llanelwy Saint Asaph Llanenddwyn Saint Enddwyn Llanerfyl Saint Erfyl Llaneuddog Saint Euddog Llanfair Gwynedd St Mary Llanfair Caereinion St Mary Llanfair Clydogau St Mary Llanfair Dyffryn Clwyd Saint Mary Llanfair Nant Gwyn St Mary Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch Saint Mary and Saint Tysilio Llanfair Talhaiarn St Mary Saint Alhaiarn Llanfair yng Nghornwy Saint Mary Llanfechan or Llanafan Fechan Saint Afan Llanferres Saint Berres Brice of Tours see St Berres Church Llanferres Llanfihangel ar Arth Saint Michael the Archangel Llanvihangel Crucorney St Michael the Archangel Llanfihangel Glyn Myfyr the Archangel Michael Mihangel Llanfihangel Rhydithon St Michael the Archangel Llanfihangel Nant Bran St Michael the Archangel Llanfihangel Nant Melan St Michael the Archangel Llanfihangel Rogiet see St Michael and All Angels Church Llanfihangel Rogiet Llanfihangel uwch Gwili St Michael the Archangel Llanfihangel Talyllyn St Michael Mihangel and All Angels Llanfihangel y Creuddyn St Michael archangel 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 the Archangel Llanfihangel yn Nhowyn St Michael Mihangel the Archangel Llanfilo Saint Bilo Llanfoist Saint Fwyst Llanfrothen Saint Brothen see St Brothen s Church Llanfrothen Llanfrynach Saint Brynach Llanfyllin Saint Myllin Llanfynydd Mountain Church Llanfyrnach Saint Brynach Llangadfan Saint Cadfan Llangadog Saint Cadoc Llangadwaladr Saint Cadwaladr Llangadwaladr Powys Saint Cadwaladr Llangaffo Saint Caffo see St Caffo s Church Llangaffo Llangain Saint Cain Llangammarch Wells St Cadmarch Llangain St Cain Llangan St Canna Llanganten St Cannen Llangasty Tal y Llyn St Gastyn Llangathen Saint Cathen Llangattock Vibon Avel St Cadoc Cattwg Llangattock Lingoed St Cadoc Llangattock Crickhowell St Cadoc Llangedwyn Saint Cedwyn see St Cedwyn s Church Llangedwyn Llangeinor St Ceinwyr Llangeinwen Saint Ceinwen Llangeitho Saint Ceitho Llangeler Saint Celer Llangelynnin Saint Celynin Llangelynnin Gwynedd Saint Celynin Llangennech Saint Cennych Llangennith Saint Cenydd Llangenny St Cenau or Saint Keyne Llangian Saint Cian Llangiwg near Pontardawe St Ciwg Llangloffan Saint Cloffan fictitious Llanglydwen St Clydwen Llangollen Saint Collen Llangolman Colman of Dromore Llangovan Saint Govan Llangrannog Saint Caranog or Carantoc Llanrhian Saint Rhian Llangristiolus Saint Cristiolus Llangunllo Saint Cynllo Llangunnor Saint Ceinwr Llangurig Saint Curig Llangwyfan Aberffraw Saint Cwyfan see St Cwyfan s Church Llangwyfan Llangwyfan Denbighshire Denbighshire Saint Cwyfan Llangwyfan Aberffraw Saint Cwyfan Llangwnnadl Saint Gwynhoedl Llangwyryfon Saint Ursula Llangwyllog Saint Cwyllog Llangybi Llangybi Monmouthshire Llangybi Gwynedd and Llangybi Ceredigion Saint Cybi or Cuby Llangyfelach Saint Cyfelach Llangyndeyrn Saint Cyndeyrn Llangynfelyn Saint Cynfelyn Llangynhafal Saint Cynhafal Llangynidr St Cynidr Llangynin Saint Cynin Llangynog Saint Cynog Llangynog Carmarthenshire St Cynog Llangynwyd Saint Cynwyd Llangystennin Mochdre Conwy St Cystennin Constantine Llangywer Saint Cywair Llanharan Saint Aaron Llanhennock Saint Henwg Llanhilleth From Welsh Llanheledd Church of Saint Heledd Llaniestyn Anglesey cy Saint Iestyn Llaniestyn Gwynedd Saint Iestyn Llanidloes Saint Idloes Llanigon Saint Eigon Llanilar Saint Ilar Llanilid St Ilid Llanishen Llanisien Saint Isan Llanishen Monmouthshire St Isan Llanismel anglicised as St Ishmaels Pembrokeshire Saint Ismael Saint Isfael Llanismel anglicised as St Ishmael Carmarthenshire Saint Ismael Llanllawddog Saint Llawddog Llanllechid Saint Llechid Llanllibio Saint Llibio Llanllowell Saint Llywel Llanllwchaiarn Saint Llwchaiarn see St Llwchaiarn s Church Llanllwchaiarn Llanllwchaiarn Ceredigion Llanllwni St Llwni Llanmadoc Saint Madoc Llanmartin Saint Martin Llanmihangel Vale of Glamorgan St Michael the Archangel Llannefyd Conwy County Borough Saint Nefydd Llannon Saint Non Llanon Saint Non Llanwnnog Saint Gwynog Llanpumsaint five saints Gwyn Gwynno Gwynoro Ceithio and Celynin Llanrhian Saint Rhian Llanrhidian St Rhidian Llanrhychwyn Saint Rhychwyn Llanrhyddlad Saint Rhyddlad Llanrhystud St Rhystyd Llanrwst Saint Grwst Llansadurnen St Sadurnen Llansadwrn Anglesey Saint Sadwrn see St Sadwrn s Church Llansadwrn Llansadwrn St Sadwrn Llansamlet Saint Samlet Llansanffraid Glan Conwy Brigid of Kildare 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 Saint Ffraid Llansawel Saint Sawell Llansilin Saint Silin Llanspyddid St Ysbyddyd Llanstadwell St Tudwal Llansteffan Saint Stephen Llanstephan Powys St Stephen or Ystyffan Llanstinan St Justinian Llantilio Crossenny St Teilo Llantilio Pertholey St Teilo Llantood The name of the hamlet is assumed to derive from the 5th century saint Illtyd Llantrisant three saints Illtud Gwynno and Dyfodwg Llantrisant Anglesey three saints Afran possibly a variant of Afan Ieuan and Sana Llantrisant Monmouthshire three saints St Peter St Paul and St John Llantrithyd of St Illtyd Llantwit Major Welsh Llanilltud Fawr Saint Illtud Llantwit Fardre Llanilltud on the Prince s own farm from faerdref on the land or farm of the prince Saint Illtud Llantysilio Saint Tysilio Llanvaches Saint Maches Llanvair Discoed St Mary Llanvapley St Mable see St Mapley s Church Llanvapley Llanvetherine Saint Gwytherin Llanvihangel Gobion St Michael the Archangel Llanvihangel Ystern Llewern St Michael the Archangel Llanwddyn Saint Wddyn Llanwenog Saint Gwenog see St Gwenog s Church Llanwenog Llanwinio Saint Gwinio Gwynno Llanwnnen Saint Gwynin Llanwrda St Cwrdaf Llanwrin Saint Gwrin Llanwrthwl Saint Gwrthwl Llanwyddelan Saint Wyddelan Llanynghenedl Saint Enghenedl see St Enghenedl s Church Llanynghenedl Llanyre Saint LlyrPlace names with religious connections other than a saint Edit Llandaff named after the River Taff 10 Llanddarog uncertain church dedicated to Saint Twrog Llandow derives from Llandhuw meaning Church of God Llandrindod named after the Trinity Welsh y Drindod Llanfachraeth fach small and t raeth beach meaning place or church of the little beach Llanfaes church of the field from llan maes field Originally dedicated to Saint Fagan Llanfarian after Capel Marian Llangefni named after the River Cefni Previously known as Llangyngar after Saint Cyngar Llangorwen possibly from corwen 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 Llantarnam Llanybydder the church of the deaf ones Llanymynech part Church of the Monks Place names without a religious connection Edit This list is incomplete you can help by adding missing items August 2008 Bwlch Llan Ceredigion Landimore from Mor Sea Llan Powys Llanaber Llanaeron after the River Aeron Llanarmon yn Ial named after St Germanus of Auxerre and a commote of Medieval Wales Llanarth Ceredigion named for the River Arth whose outlet into Cardigan Bay 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 name evolved from Nant Bradach Llancarfan name evolved from Nantcarfan Llancayo Llancoch Radnorshire coch red Llandarcy named after William Knox D Arcy Llandenny Llanddulas named after the River Dulas Llandinam Llandovery a corruption of Llanymddyfri in English Church enclosure amidst the waters Llandre from dref town formerly Llanfihangel Genau r Glyn Llandynan Llaneglwys Brecknockshire llan eglwys church Llanerch Powys Llanerchaeron Ceredigion mansion estate adjacent to River Aeron Llanfachraeth fach small and t raeth beach Llanfaenor Monmouthshire see Llangattock Vibon Avel faenor manor Llanfaes Brecon faes or maes field Llanfair yn Neubwll neubwll aeroplane referring to nearby RAF Valley Llanfaredd from the Fareth a small stream Llanfechain Llanfendigaid Estate Llan Ffestiniog Llanfor Llanfynydd Flintshire fynydd mountain Llanfynydd Llangadwaladr after King Cadwaladr Llangefni Anglesey named from River Cefni Llangernyw 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 cors marsh Llangwm Conwy cwm valley Llangwm Pembrokeshire Llangwm Monmouthshire Llanharry Llanllwch Llanllyfni Gwynedd llan on the River Llyfni Llanmaes Llanmerewig Llan mill Pembrokeshire Llanmiloe named after Llanmiloe House Llanmorlais name evolved from Glan Morlais Llannor Llannerch y medd Llanrhaeadr yng Nghinmeirch Llanrhaeadr ym Mochnant Montgomeryshire llan rhaeadr waterfall in the cantref of Mochnant Llanrhos also known as Eglwys Rhos Llanrhyddlad Llanrug former name Llanfihangel y Rug Llanrumney named after River Rhymney Llanteg Llanuwchllyn Gwynedd llan uwch llyn llan above the lake Llanymawddwy Gwynedd from llan yn Mawddwy llan in the district of Mawddwy Llanwern Llanywern Breconshire church on the marshy ground Llanwnda Gwynedd Llanwnda Pembrokeshire named after Garn Wnda burial chamber Llanwrtyd Llanwrtyd Wells Personal name Gwrtyd Llanycefn cefn cave Llanychaer English church on the Aer a tributary of the River Gwaun Llanycil Llanynys ynys island Llanyrafon afon river Llanystumdwy Gwynedd from llan ystum Dwy llan on the meander of the river DwyPlace names in counties bordering Wales Edit Lancaut Welsh Llan Cewydd Gloucestershire Llancillo Herefordshire Landican Birkenhead Merseyside Saint Tegan Llandinabo Herefordshire Llancloudy Herefordshire Llanfair site of St Mary s church near Clifford Castle in Clifford Herefordshire Wye Valley Llanfair Waterdine Shropshire Llangarron Herefordshire Llangrove Herefordshire Llanrothal Herefordshire Llanveynoe Herefordshire Llanwarne Herefordshire Llanymynech part Shropshire Llanyblodwel ShropshireUncertain of origin Edit Llanbethery Llancadle Llancarfan Llanhamlach Llandawke Llandeloy Llandefalle Llandevaud Llanddowror Llanfrechfa Llanybri Llanycrwys Llanwenarth Llandevenny NewportPlace names in Cornwall EditPlaces named after saints Edit 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 Saint Dochou similar to the Welsh Llandochau 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 YstliPlace names with religious connections other than a saint Edit 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 enclosurePlace names without a religious connection Edit 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 Edit Landkey near Barnstaple Devon Saint KeaPlace names in Brittany EditLampaul Guimiliau Breton Lambaol Gwimilio Saint Paul Landerneau Breton Landerne Saint Tenenan Langolen Breton Langolen Saint Collen Landeleau Breton Landelo Saint Teilo Landoac Breton Landoac Saint Doac Lanildut Breton Lannildud Saint Illtud Lannedern Breton Lannedern Saint Edern Landevennec Breton Landevenneg Winwaloe Landivisiau Breton Landivizio Saint Gwisiau Landudal Breton Landudal Tudwal Lanhouarneau Breton Lanhouarne Saint Herve Landevant Breton Landevant Saint Tevant Landudec Breton Landudeg Saint Tadec Landunvez Breton Landunvez Sainte Tunvez Langoelan Breton Lanwelan Saint Gouelan Languidic Breton Langedig Saint Cynedd Landeda Breton Landeda Saint Tedia or Saint Tydeu Landujan Breton Landujan Saint Tudin Tudwal Langast Breton Lanwal Saint Gal Langourla Breton Langourlae Saint Gourlae Langrolay sur Rance Breton Langorlae Saint Gourlae Languenan Breton Langenan Saint Kenan Langonnet Breton Langoned Saint Konoed Saint Cynwyd Lanmodez Breton Lanvaodez Saint Maudez Landrevarzec Breton Landrevarzeg Saint Harzheg Lanarvily Breton Lannarvili Saint Haeruili Lanvenegen Breton Lannejenn Saint Menegean Lanvollon Breton Lannolon Saint Volon Landaul Breton Landaol Perhaps Saint Teilo Landebia Breton Landebiav Saint Tebiav Lanneanou Breton Lanneanou Saint Leanou La Harmoye Breton Lanhervoed Saint Harmoel La Landec Breton Lannandeg Saint Deg Landehen Breton Landehen Saint Guehen La Meaugon Breton Lanvealgon Saint Algon Lancieux Breton Lanseeg Saint Seoc or Sieu Langueux Breton Langaeg Saint Guethenoc Lanhelin Breton Lanhelen Saint Helen Laniscat Breton Lanniskad Saint Escat Lanneuffret Breton Lanneured Saint Gwevret Saint Urbain Breton Lannurvan Saint Urvan Lannion Breton Lannuon Landebaeron Breton Landebaeron La Malhoure Breton Lanvelor La Nouaye Breton Lanwaz Lanrigan Breton Lanrigan Saint Rigan Lanrivoare Breton Lanriware Saint Riware La Vraie Croix Breton Langroez Lanfains Breton Lanfeun 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 Breton Langan Langon Breton Landegon Languedias Breton Langadiarn Saint Catihern Lanmerin Breton Lanvilin Saint Merin Sant Vilin in Breton Lannebert Breton Lannebeur Saint Eber Lanvellec Breton Lanvaeleg Saint Maeleg Lanveoc Breton Lanveog Saint Maeoc Laurenan Breton Lanreunan Saint Ronan Place names in Cumbria EditThe Cumbric language was spoken in Cumbria and elsewhere in The Old North up until the Early Middle Ages 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 11 Lambert Ladd Compare Lampert below 11 Lamplugh The second element plugh has been explained as equivalent to Welsh plwyf parish 12 or blwch bare 11 The historic name Llan Lleenawc may have been in this region and named after either Laenauc a father of Guallauc or Lennoc a saint name 11 Place names in areas bordering Cumbria Edit Lampert Northumberland also spelt Lampart The second element has been explained as an equivalent of Welsh perth hedge thicket 11 In addition landa the earlier Brittonic word ancestral to llan occurs in Vindolanda the name of a Roman fort 11 Place names in Scotland EditSome place names in Scotland have Pictish and Cumbric elements such as aber and lhan 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 may represent adoption into Gaelic of the Pictish usage 13 Places named after saints Edit Lhanbryde Moray Gaelic Lann Brighde Saint Bride Lamanbride in 1215 the modern Welsh like spelling is probably a 19th century innovation citation needed Lumphanan Aberdeenshire Gaelic Lann Fhionain Saint Fhionain Lumphinnans Fife Its etymology is identical to Lumphinnans above with which it shares a Gaelic name Places with other religious connections Edit Landis Kirkcudbrightshire Uncertain may be of Scots origin 11 Lincluden Kirkcudbrightshire The location of an abbey The second part of the name refers to the nearby Cluden Water 11 The first part could also be linn pool 11 14 Lindores Fife Gaelic Lann Doras An abbey is located here The name may mean church at the pass 15 Longannet Fife Gaelic Lann na H Annaide Occupied by a now decommissioned power station The name probably meant former church enclosure 16 Places with no known religious connections Edit Conland Fife Possibly meaning dog enclosure G conlann W cwnllan or grouping of enclosures G cu lann 15 Drumdratland Fife Exact etymology unclear but the first element is likely druim a ridge 15 Falkland Fife The first element in the name is unclear 15 Lumquhat Fife The name may mean enclosure of the wild cats 15 Lynchat Inverness shire Meaning wildcat s enclosure 1 Pentland Midlothian The first element may be pen head top or pant hollow 11 Pouterlampert near Castleton Scottish Borders 11 The lampert part of the name may share an etymology with the aforementioned Lampart in Northumberland 11 The first part of the name is polter an obscure 11 Brittonic suffix In fiction EditThe long running 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 Llanwelly is the fictional Welsh village that serves as the setting for The Wolfman 1941 written by Curt Siodmak Llanwelly is also featured in the first section of Frankenstein Meets the Wolfman See also EditWelsh placenames List of Celtic place names in GaliciaReferences Edit a b Watson W J Taylor Simon 2011 The Celtic Place Names of Scotland reprint ed Birlinn LTD p 387 ISBN 9781906566357 A number of placenames now beginning with llan owe their present form to confusion having originated as glan river bank or nant stream hollow An example is Llanbradach which was originally Nant Bradach Valley of the Bradach An example in Cornish is Lanteglos from an original Nanseglos Church Valley Oxford English Dictionary 1st ed land n Oxford University Press Oxford 1901 Oxford English Dictionary 1st ed laund n Oxford University Press Oxford 1902 a b Baring Gould Sabine The Lives of the Saints Vol 16 The Celtic Church and its Saints p 67 Longmans Green amp Co New York 1898 Baring Gould p 40 Baring Gould p 33 Baring Gould p 92 Baring Gould pp 37 38 GO BRITANNIA Wales Sacred Places Llandaff Thlan daff Cathedral Britannia com Retrieved 11 June 2013 a b c d e f g h i j k l m James Alan A Guide to the Place Name Evidence PDF SPNS The Brittonic Language in the Old North Archived from the original PDF on 13 August 2017 Retrieved 25 November 2018 Lamplugh Whitehaven and Western Lakeland Retrieved 15 February 2019 James Alan G A Guide to the Place Name Evidence Guide to the Elements PDF Scottish Place Name Society The Brittonic Language in the Old North Retrieved 11 October 2019 Johnston James B 1892 Place names of Scotland Edinburgh Scotland D Douglas p 162 ISBN 9780854096343 a b c d e Simon Taylor Markus Gilbert 2006 The Place names of Fife Illustrated ed Shaun Tyas ISBN 9781900289771 Longannet Point Tulliallan Fife Places of Worship in Scotland SCHR External links EditBBC Wales What s in a name Llan BBC Wales What s in a Name Religion and creed in place names Retrieved from 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