Newbridge / Trecelyn
(tre+celyn)
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 Monythuscland' in 1566 and 'Newbridge mill' in 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 seems to have evolved seperately since the development of houses for workers at the two Celynen pits, North Celynen and South Celynen (named after the Nant Celyn stream). Many current OS maps incorrectly give the Welsh name as 'Cefn Bychan', which is actually the Welsh name of Newbridge near Ruabon in Denbeighshire.
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