The 2011 annual conference was held at:
Y Drwm,
National Library of Wales,
Aberystwyth
on 1 October 2011.
Registration form and a PDF version of the programme: Click Here
10.00-10.30 | Tea/coffee and registration |
10.30-10.45 | Welcome Hywel Wyn Owen |
10.35-10.45 | Opening Address Alun Ffred Jones AC |
Chair (Morning) Gareth Bevan |
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10.45-11.30 | Resources from the National Library of Wales map collection, with particular attention to tithe maps for field names Robert Davies |
11.30-12.00 | A handful of fields, a handful of problems David Thorne |
12.00-12.30 | Carmarthen, the name and the history Prys Morgan |
1.00-2.15 | Lunch Display of the National Library’s Resources for place-names research |
Chair (Afternoon) Dei Tomos |
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2.15-2.45 | Establishing the Welsh Place-Name Society David Thorne |
2.45-3.15 | Ieuan Buellt, champion of place-names Angharad Fychan |
3.15-3.45 | Offa’s Dyke and other stories: English and Welsh in the Middle March David Parsons |
3.45-4.15 | Promoting and funding projects Rhian Parry |
4.15-4.20 | Close of conference Hywel Wyn Owen |
All papers (except that of David Parsons) were presented in Welsh.