Builth Wells

[coccinelle]

How do you pronounce Builth? As it's Welsh I presume it isn't Bwilth or even Bilth.

[redman41]

Builth Wells (Welsh: Llanfair ym Muallt) is a town in the county of Powys, pronounced Bilth, well that's is how I say it !!

[Berkshirelad]

It's not a Welsh name despite being in Wales. It's the name the English gave the town.

It is pronounced - locally - as 'bilth'. However, the not too distant town of Builth is pronounce 'bulth'.

[coccinelle]

Thanks redman. Just thought that would be too easy but as that isn't its Welsh name you're most likely right. Are you Welsh?

[coccinelle]

Thanks bershire lad for confirming that.

[redman41]

I'm an Englishman exiled in North Wales so Builth Wells is like a foreign location for me ! :-)))

[coccinelle]

Ha, Ha redman