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Glamorgan or Glamorganshire is one of thirteen historic counties and former administrative counties of Wales. It was previously a medieval kingdom or principality Glamorgan contains the two largest Welsh cities - Cardiff, the capital, and Swansea. Glamorgan is latterly represented by the three preserved counties of West Glamorgan (containing Swansea), Mid Glamorgan, and South Glamorgan (containing Cardiff).
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• Cardiff
Cardiff is the largest city and capital of Wales. Located on the River Taff, Cardiff is a busy commercial, maritime and university city. Cardiff came to prosperity in Victorian times as a major coal-exporter. It was on these fortunes was built Cardiff Castle, on medieval foundations within a Norman wall …
• Swansea
Swansea is situated on the coast, immediately to the east of the Gower peninsula in the traditional county of Glamorgan. In addition to being a holiday resort, Swansea is also a commercial centre, and the recently regenerated dock areas are home to some cutting-edge hi-tech industries …
• Bridgend
Bridgend is a town in the traditional county of Glamorgan and the main town in the county borough of Bridgend in south Wales. It is roughly midway between Cardiff and Swansea. Several burial mounds have been found in the vicinity of Bridgend suggesting that the area was settled before Roman times …
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» Barry
Barry is a town in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales. Located just a few miles from Cardiff, Barry lies on the south coast and is a popular seaside resort, with attractions including a beach, and the Barry Island Pleasure Park. Originally Barry was a small village neighbouring the larger villages of Cadoxton and Barry Island …
» East Aberthaw
The East Aberthaw Conservation Area was designated in 1973 by the former Glamorgan County Council in recognition of the special architectural and historic interest of the village. The principal building is the popular Blue Anchor Inn, a long low building, of medieval origins …
» Merthyr Tydfil
Merthyr Tydfil is a town and county borough in Wales, with a population of about 55,000. It lies within the historic county of Glamorgan. Various peoples, migrants from Europe, had lived in the area for more than three thousand years, dating back to the Bronze Age …
» Neath
Neath (Welsh: Castell-nedd) is a town and community situated in the principal area of Neath Port Talbot, Wales. Historically, Neath was the crossing place of the River Neath and has existed as a settlement since the Romans established the fort of Nido or Nidum in the AD 70s …
» Pencoed
Pencoed (meaning End or Head of the wood), is a town in the county borough of Bridgend, traditional county of Glamorgan, Wales, mid-way between Wales's two largest cities of Cardiff and Swansea. Lying on the Ewenny River it has a population of around 11,000. It is believed that there was a Norman castle in what is now the town …
» Pontypridd
Pontypridd is a town in Glamorgan, Wales, in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taff. It has a population of roughly 33,000, and is situated 12 miles north of the capital city, Cardiff. The 'ridd' in Pontypridd is pronounced 'reath' (as in the word 'breathe'). Pontypridd is often abbreviated 'Ponty' by local residents …
» Porthcawl
Porthcawl is a town on the south coast of Wales in the county borough of Bridgend, 25 miles west of the capital city, Cardiff and 19 miles southeast of Swansea. Situated on a low limestone headland on the South Wales coast, overlooking the Bristol Channel, Porthcawl developed as a coal port during the 19th century …
» Port Talbot
Port Talbot is an industrial town in the traditional county of Glamorgan, south Wales, with a population of approximately 50,000. Port Talbot is also the name of an electoral ward and a community in Neath Port Talbot county borough, which are closely related to the town …
» Rhoose
Rhoose is a village located near the sea (the Bristol Channel) in the Vale of Glamorgan, near Barry in south Wales. It is home to Cardiff International Airport, a Holiday Park (Fontygary), some shops, three public houses, Rhoose Social Club, and an active Surf Life Saving Club (Rhoose Lifeguards) …
» The Mumbles
The Mumbles, or Mumbles, is a headland sited on the western edge of Swansea Bay. Mumbles has been noted for its unusual place name. The headland is thought by some to have been named by French sailors, after the shape of the two anthropomorphic islands which comprise the headland …
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