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Glamorgan or, sometimes, Glamorganshire ( or ) is one of the thirteen historic counties of Wales and a former administrative county of Wales. It was originally an early medieval petty kingdom of varying boundaries known as Glywysing until taken over by the Normans as a lordship. Glamorgan is latterly represented by the three preserved counties of Mid Glamorgan, South Glamorgan and West Glamorgan. The name also survives in that of Vale of Glamorgan, a county borough.
Although initially a rural and pastoral area of little value, the area that became known as Glamorgan was a conflict point between the Norman lords and the Welsh princes, with the area being defined by a large concentration of castles. After falling under English rule in the 16th century, Glamorgan became a more stable county, and exploited its natural resources to become an important part of the Industrial Revolution. Glamorgan was the most populous and industrialised county in Wales, and was once called the "crucible of the Industrial Revolution," as it contained the world centres of three metallurgical industries and its rich resources of coal.
The county of Glamorgan comprised several distinct regions: the industrial valleys, the agricultural Vale of Glamorgan, and the scenic Gower Peninsula. The county was bounded to the north by Brecknockshire, east by Monmouthshire, south by the Bristol Channel, and west by Carmarthenshire and Carmarthen Bay. Its total area was , and the total population of the three preserved counties of Glamorgan in 1991 was 1,288,309. From 1974 Glamorgan contained two cities, Cardiff, the county town and from 1955 the capital city of Wales, and Swansea. The highest point in the county is Craig y Llyn which is situated near the village of Rhigos in the Cynon Valley.
Glamorgan may refer to the following places:
in Australia- Glamorgan/Spring Bay, the municipality covering the southern east coast of Tasmania, Australia
- Glamorgan, Calgary, a neighbourhood of Calgary, Alberta, Canada
- Glamorgan (or Glamorganshire), traditional county of Wales, United Kingdom
- Glamorgan (Deer Park, Maryland), listed on the NRHP in Maryland
- Glamorgan (Alliance, Ohio), listed on the NRHP in Stark County, Ohio
- Glamorgan, Virginia
Glamorgan or Glamorganshire may also refer to the following political constituencies:
- Glamorganshire (UK Parliament constituency), 1536-1885
- East Glamorganshire (UK Parliament constituency), 1885-1918
- Mid Glamorganshire (UK Parliament constituency), 1885-1918
- South Glamorganshire (UK Parliament constituency), 1885-1918
Glamorgan is also the name for:
- HMS Glamorgan, a Royal Navy County-class destroyer, launched in 1964 and decommissioned in 1986
- The University of Glamorgan
- Glamorgan (The Toorak Preparatory Grammar School), a prep. school affiliated with Geelong Church of England Grammar School
- SS Glamorgan Coast, which ran aground off Cape Cornwall in 1932.
In sport Glamorgan may refer to:
- Glamorgan Wanderers RFC, a rugby union club based in Cardiff, Wales
- Glamorgan County RFC, a rugby union invitational team based in South Wales
- Glamorgan County Silver Ball Trophy, a rugby union tournament
- Glamorgan County Cricket Club, a county cricket team representing the County of Glamorgan
In Australia, Glamorgan may also refer to:
- An attractive woman
Glamorgan, also known as Kittery Hill, is a large Queen Anne style house in Deer Park, Garrett County, Maryland. It is a large -story frame building built in 1888, as a summer house.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.
Usage examples of "glamorgan".
Welsh griddle cakes sprinkled with caster sugar, marinated cockles, Anglesey eggs, laver bread and Glamorgan sausages created a fragrant smell that quickly set her mouth to watering.
In his youth Thomas had been a very fine rugby player, and there were many who had played against Glamorgan who remembered clearly the inadvisability of making a blind-side break when Bryn Thomas was wing forward.