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Glamorganshire was split from its two Members of Parliament to five, with the creation of constituencies for East, Mid and South Glamorganshire, Gower and Rhondda. [107] An additional Swansea Town constituency was created, distinct from Swansea District but the Cardiff constituency remained unchanged, and with over 85,000 inhabitants became the largest single-member constituency in the United ...
Glamorgan is a historic county in southern Wales that extends inland from the Bristol Channel coast between the Rivers Loughor and Rhymney. In the north it comprises an upland moor dissected by river valleys. Its southern coastal section centers on the Vale of Glamorgan and extends into the Gower Peninsula.
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Glamorgan is a county of three contrasting localities. To the south east is the Vale of Glamorgan, an undulating limestone plateau, mainly comprising farmland and small villages stretching from Porthcawl to Cardiff. The lowlands are geographically the best environment for agriculture of the three areas. Settlements in the area include Cardiff, Barr...
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1. Caerphilly Castle 2. Cardiff Castle 3. Castell Coch, Cardiff 4. Oystermouth Castle 5. Swansea Castle
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1. Barry Island 2. Barry Tourist Railway 3. Cardiff Bay 4. Caswell Bay 5. Clyne Gardens 6. Cosmeston Mediæval Village 7. Dyffryn Gardens 8. GowerPeninsula 9. Gower Heritage Centre 10. Llandaff Cathedral 11. Mumbles Pier, Swansea 12. Norwegian Church Arts Centre, Cardiff 13. Norwegian Church, Swansea 14. Swansea Marina 15. Taliesin Arts Centre, Swansea 16. Welsh Hawking Centre, Barry
Conduit, Brian (1997). Brecon Beacons and Glamorgan Walks. Pathfinder Guide. Norwich: Jarrold Publishing and Ordnance Survey. ISBN 0711706719.Newman, John (1995). Glamorgan. London: Penguin Group. ISBN 0140710566.Davies, John; Jenkins, Nigel (2008). The Welsh Academy Encyclopaedia of Wales. Cardiff: University of Wales Press. ISBN 9780708319536.Glamorgan, or occasionally Glamorganshire, (Welsh: Sir Forgannwg or Morgannwg) was one of the thirteen historic counties of Wales.It was a maritime county bounded to the north by Breconshire, to the east by Monmouthshire, to the south by the Bristol Channel, and to the west by Carmarthenshire.
"GLAMORGANSHIRE, a maritime county of SOUTH WALES, bounded on the north by Brecknockshire, on the east by the English county of Monmouth, on the south by the Bristol channel, and on the west and north-west by the bay and county of Carmarthen.
Glamorgan. Glamorgan is a traditional county in Wales. It is home to Cardiff, the Wales' capital city, along with the city of Swansea. The Bristol Channel marks the southern edge of Glamorganshire, which features the 14-mile-long Glamorgan Heritage Coast and the Gower Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Overview.
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Glamorganshire (Morganwg) Former county in s Wales, divided into West, Mid, and South Glamorgan. The Romans invaded in the 1st century ad and constructed roads to link their fortified settlements. Christianity spread in the 6th century. In Norman times Glamorgan became a border territory owing allegiance to the English crown.
