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Llansanffraid village to have 't' back in its name | Llansanffraid village to have 't' back in its name |
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An eight-year row over the spelling of a Powys village has led to the council reinstating the "t" in its name. | An eight-year row over the spelling of a Powys village has led to the council reinstating the "t" in its name. |
Llansanffraid-ym-Mechain was spelled Llansantffraid from the 1800s until Powys council dropped the "t" in 2008, saying it was correcting a mistake. | Llansanffraid-ym-Mechain was spelled Llansantffraid from the 1800s until Powys council dropped the "t" in 2008, saying it was correcting a mistake. |
Montgomeryshire MP Glyn Davies welcomed the decision and said "common sense has finally prevailed". | Montgomeryshire MP Glyn Davies welcomed the decision and said "common sense has finally prevailed". |
The council's cabinet executive decided on Tuesday the "t" will return to the village's name. | The council's cabinet executive decided on Tuesday the "t" will return to the village's name. |
Powys council originally changed the spelling as it said a mistake was made in the mid-1800s when Llansantffraid - named after the female Celtic Saint Brigit - wrongly described her as a man. | Powys council originally changed the spelling as it said a mistake was made in the mid-1800s when Llansantffraid - named after the female Celtic Saint Brigit - wrongly described her as a man. |
Dropping the "t" from the name correctly identified her as a woman, said the authority. | Dropping the "t" from the name correctly identified her as a woman, said the authority. |
The decision sparked a row in the village, and two years later more than 70 villagers agreed in a survey that the "t" should be restored, with only three opposing. | The decision sparked a row in the village, and two years later more than 70 villagers agreed in a survey that the "t" should be restored, with only three opposing. |
Mr Davies said: "Almost every person that I spoke with was in favour of reinstating the t." |
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