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Seren Morris

Snowdon to use its Welsh name ‘Yr Wyddfa’ after 5,000 sign petition

Snowdon will now be known by its Welsh name, Yr Wyddfa

(Picture: AFP via Getty Images)

Snowdon, the tallest mountain in Wales, will now go by its Welsh name after 5,000 people signed a petition.

The petition called on the Snowdonia National Park Authority to use the Welsh names for Snowdon and Snowdonia in both English and Welsh contexts.

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