Glamorgan

Glamorgan or Morgannwg is a maritime traditional county of Wales, UK, and was previously a medieval kingdom or principality.

Geography

The county is bounded to the north by Brecknockshire, east by Monmouthshire, south by the Bristol Channel, and west by Carmarthenshire and Carmarthen Bay. Its total area is 2,100 km², and total population around 1,220,000. Its highest point is at Craig-y-llyn (600 m).

Related Topics:
Brecknockshire - Monmouthshire - Bristol Channel - Carmarthenshire - Carmarthen Bay - Craig-y-llyn

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Glamorgan is the most populous and industrialised county in Wales. The northern part of the county is a mountainous area, dissected by deep narrow valleys, with urbanisation typified by ribbon development. Although the coal industry, which shaped these valleys and their communities, has now all but disappeared, this area remains heavily populated with light industry and the service sector now providing the economic base.

Related Topics:
Mountain - Valley - Ribbon development - Coal

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The Vale of Glamorgan, a lowland area mainly comprising farmland and small villages stretches across most of the south of the county from Porthcawl to Cardiff. Further west, beyond Swansea, lies the Gower peninsula, an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

Related Topics:
Vale of Glamorgan - Lowland - Gower - Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty

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The major rivers of Glamorgan include the River Taff, the Ely, the Ogmore, the Neath, Dulais, the Tawe, the Rhymney (which forms the border with Monmouthshire) and the Lougher (which forms the border with Carmarthenshire). The main towns include Aberdare, Barry, Bridgend, Cardiff, Caerphilly, Cowbridge, Maesteg, Merthyr Tydfil, Mountain Ash, Neath, Penarth, Pontypridd, Porthcawl, Port Talbot and Swansea.

Related Topics:
River Taff - Ely - Ogmore - Neath - Dulais - Tawe - Rhymney - Lougher - Aberdare - Barry - Bridgend - Cardiff - Caerphilly - Cowbridge - Maesteg - Merthyr Tydfil - Mountain Ash - Neath - Penarth - Pontypridd - Porthcawl - Port Talbot - Swansea

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The county has a wide and diverse economic base including public administration, agriculture, light industry, manufacturing, service sector and tourism.

Related Topics:
Administration - Agriculture - Manufacturing - Tourism

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