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Welsh Place-Name Society

Welsh Place-Name Society
AbbreviationWPNS
Formation2011
PurposeWelsh toponymy
Region served
Wales
WebsiteWelsh Place-Name Society

The Welsh Place-Name Society was founded in 2011 with the aim of promoting an awareness and understanding of the study of place-names and their relationship to the languages, environment, history and culture of Wales.

History

On 20 November 2010 Cymdeithas Edward Llwyd held a conference on the subject of Welsh toponymy at Plas Tan y Bwlch. In that meeting it was agreed to form the Welsh Place-Name Society.[1] The Society was officially formed at a conference held on 1 October 2011 at the National Library of Wales in co-operation with the University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh and Celtic Studies.[2]

Activity

The Society holds an annual conference and publishes a bulletin twice a year. It also runs various projects and holds event in various part of Wales.

References

  1. ^ BBC. 2010. 'Cymdeithas Enwau Lleoedd Cymru yn cael ei sefydlu'. Accessed 30 November 2019.
  2. ^ Welsh Place-Name Society Inaugural Conference Programme. Accessed 30 November 2019.
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