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Until 1974, Glamorgan ( / ɡləˈmɔːrɡən / ), or sometimes Glamorganshire ( Welsh: Morgannwg [mɔrˈɡanʊɡ] or Sir Forgannwg [ˈsiːr vɔrˈɡanʊɡ] ), was an administrative county in the south of Wales, and later classed as one of the thirteen historic counties of Wales.
valeofglamorgan .gov .uk. The Vale of Glamorgan ( Welsh: Bro Morgannwg [ˈbroː mɔrˈɡanʊɡ] ), locally referred to as The Vale, is a county borough in the south-east of Wales. It borders Bridgend County Borough to the west, Cardiff to the east, Rhondda Cynon Taf to the north, and the Bristol Channel to the south.
Internet TLD. .wales .cymru [c] Wales ( Welsh: Cymru [ˈkəmrɨ] ⓘ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by the Irish Sea to the north and west, England to the east, the Bristol Channel to the south, and the Celtic Sea to the south-west. As of 2021, it had a population of 3,107,494. [3]
South Wales ( Welsh: De Cymru) is a loosely defined region of Wales bordered by England to the east and mid Wales to the north. Generally considered to include the historic counties of Glamorgan and Monmouthshire, south Wales extends westwards to include Carmarthenshire and Pembrokeshire. In the western extent, from Swansea westwards, local ...
Gower Peninsula. / 51.6; -4.1. Gower ( Welsh: Gŵyr) or the Gower Peninsula ( Penrhyn Gŵyr) is in South West Wales and is the most westerly part of the historic county of Glamorgan, Wales. It projects towards the Bristol Channel. In 1956, the majority of Gower became the first area in the United Kingdom to be designated an Area of Outstanding ...
Composer Grace Williams (1906 – 1977), generally regarded as Wales's most notable female composer, was born in Barry and lived there during her latter years. Her best known works include Fantasia on Welsh Nursery Tunes and Sea Sketches. Memo Arts Centre on Gladstone Road is the largest arts centre in the Vale of Glamorgan. In addition to a ...
South East Wales. Coordinates: 51.541°N 3.070°W. Map of a common definition of South East Wales, made up of ten local authorities. South East Wales is a loosely defined region of Wales generally corresponding to the preserved counties of Mid Glamorgan, South Glamorgan and Gwent. Highly urbanised, it includes the cities of Cardiff and Newport ...
The historic counties of Wales ( Welsh: siroedd hynafol) were the thirteen sub-divisions used in Wales from either 1282 and 1535, up to their abolishment in 1974, being replaced by eight counties. They were used for various functions for several hundred years, [1] but for administrative purposes have been superseded by contemporary sub-national ...