Greg

Whilst this counting system is used throughout England (and probably parts of Wales), there's no evidence that it is Celtic (Welsh) in origin, the words bearing no more relationship to the counting words in Welsh than they do in English. Speculation has it that the words are Brythonic, i.e. from the pre-celtic language of Britain, spoken there before the Celtic invaders arrived. It does appear to have some correlation to place names which are assumed to be pre-celtic.

Variations of this system are also used in Shropshire, Lincolnshire and parts of East Anglia too.

:-)
Ian