Have looked up the authority book on village names - called Place Names of Pembrokeshire.
Llanteg has been spelt many different ways over the centuries - Lanteg (1324 Calendar of Inquisitions Post Mortem), Llanteage (1569 Francis Green Manuscripts). Lanteague seems to date from 1789 (Picton Castle Coillection) while there was even a Nanteg in 1329 and other variations.
No specific mention of when the current spelling emerged - though it might have developed with the arrival of post offices etc. Something for us to look into!
The village is currently called LLANTEG - but the old Mountain Chapel has a different spelling of LANTEAGUE.
Also the houses around the old crossroads were also spelt LANTEAGUE back in 1888.
Oddly although the spelling is in the Welsh form of Llanteg it is always pronounced as if it was spelt Lanteague.
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