Newbridge

Alternative Name: Trecelyn
Morphology: tre+celyn
Phonetic: treh-kelin

This is an example of where the English and Welsh names have evolved separately. The English name refers to a town developing around a "new bridge" built over the Ebbw river. There are English records of the place name dating back to Newbridge in Monythuscland in 1566 and Newbridge mill 1630. The Welsh name was originally a more literal translation of new+bridge in that there is a record of tyr ynis y bont newyth in 1630. In 1839 there is also y Bontnewydd. The name Trecelyn evolved seperately since the development of houses for workers at the North Celynen and South Celynen pits (named after the Nant Celyn stream). Many recent OS maps incorrectly give the Welsh name as Cefn Bychan, which is actually the Welsh name of Newbridge near Ruabon in Denbeighshire and this error can still be seen in some internet maps and references.