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| Abbreviation | WPNS |
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| Formation | 2011 |
| Purpose | Welsh toponymy |
Region served | Wales |
| Website | Welsh 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.
On 20 November 2010 Cymdeithas Edward Llwyd held a conference on the subject of Welsh toponymyatPlas 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]
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.
