Cwmcorrwg, Monmouthshire, Wales - What is standardized place name>

2008 rj

Family Search ID: LC7Q-T3W

How shall I standardize the birthplace for the below individual?

I see nothing for "Cwmcorrwg" in standardized placed.

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CHRISTENING: Bedwellty Baptisms, 1815-1871

EXTRACT:

Ref:                             986

When baptized:            23 October 1842

Child's christian name:  Richard George

Parent's christian name: David & Eliza

Surname:                    James

Abode:                        Cwmcorrwg

Trade or profession:     Weaver

By whom performed performed: M Morgan P Curate at Courtybella Schools

Comment:                   b. 1836.

Paul W

The link below provides the only map I was able to find. The placename does not appear to be on the Google Maps database, as is the case for many small locations. I think I would standardise it as "Argoed, Monmouthshire, Wales, United Kingdom" for now. You can add the "Cwm-Corrwg" (it appears it should be hyphenated) in front of the standardised name, so this will show as the display name on the Person page.

https://www.getthedata.com/argoed/where-is-argoed - for map

See also https://www.google.co.uk/maps/dir/Bedwellty,+Blackwood/Argoed,+Blackwood/@51.6792905,-3.2356576,12.71z/data=!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x486e217a7b742ba1:0x9402179199baf054!2m2!1d-3.207148!2d51.697354!1m5!1m1!1s0x486e2116b12bc2b5:0x330433e5734234c3!2m2!1d-3.191349!2d51.690569!3e2 - which shows Argoed is just over a mile from Bedwelty.

If FamilySearch adds this to its database it seems unclear how the correct format of the full name should appear, particularly bearing in mind the event illustrated here relates to 1842.

2008 rj

Thank you for your response.

I found "Cwm-corrwg" at the following link: www.getthedata.com/cwm-corrwg/where-is-cwm-corrwg with the following information:

"Cwm-corrwg is located in the county of Gwent, Wales, two miles north of the town of Blackwood, 11 miles north-west of the major city of Newport, 15 miles north of Cardiff, and 132 miles west of London. Cwm-corrwg lies four miles east of the Mid Glamorgan border, and was historically in the county of Monmouthshire. Cwm-corrwg falls within the unitary authority of Caerffili - Caerphilly. It is in the NP12 postcode district. The post town for Cwm-corrwg is Blackwood."

2008 rj

And the first reply (Paul W) is better as it seems to match the below (and includes a map):

https://us.v-cdn.net/6032564/uploads/XJEMBF2CN5GV/broken-image.png

Includes a map and coordinates:

• Latitude/Longitude: 51°41'28"N 3°11'18"W
• Eastings/Northings: 317955, 199830
• OS Grid: ST179998

Don't know standardized place name, however.

russellwaltgeorge1

If you still need a Standarized place, now you can create one. See this link for details:

https://www.familysearch.org/en/help/helpcenter/article/how-do-i-request-a-new-place-in-the-database-of-standardized-places