Vale of Glamorgan county borough

Geography
Area - Total - % Water	Ranked 15th 335 km² ? %
Admin HQ	Barry
ISO 3166-2	GB-VGL
ONS code	00PD
Demographics
Population: - Total (2004 est.) - Density	Ranked 12th 122,300 Ranked 10th 365 / km²
Ethnicity	97.0% White 1.4% S. Asian 1.1% Afro-Caribbean
Welsh language - Any skills	Ranked 16th 16.9%
Politics
Vale of Glamorgan Council http://www.valeofglamorgan.gov.uk/
Control	Conservative
MPs	Alun Michael Madeleine Moon John Smith

For other uses, see Vale of Glamorgan (disambiguation).

The Vale of Glamorgan (Welsh: Dyffryn (or Bro) Morgannwg) is an exceptionally rich agricultural area in the southern part of Glamorgan, Wales. It has a rugged coastline, but its rolling countryside is quite untypical of Wales as a whole. Image File history File links one of the subdivisions of Wales File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... This article explains the meaning of area as a Physical quantity. ... This is a list of principal areas of Wales ordered by area. ... To help compare different orders of magnitude and geographical regions, we list here areas between 100 km² and 1000 km². See also areas of other orders of magnitude. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... Barry (Welsh: Y Barri) is a town in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales. ... The ISO 3166-2 codes for the United Kingdom correspond to the nations administrative divisions. ... The Office for National Statistics coding system is a hierarchical code used in the United Kingdom for tabulating census and other statistical data. ... It has been designated the: International Year of Rice (by the United Nations) International Year to Commemorate the Struggle against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO) 2004 World Health Day topic was Road Safety (by World Health Organization) Year of the Monkey (by the Chinese calendar) See the world in... Density (symbol: ρ - Greek: rho) is a measure of mass per unit of volume. ... This is a list of principal areas of Wales ordered by population. ... This is a List of Welsh principal areas by population density in the 2001 UK census. ... Welsh redirects here, and this article describes the Welsh language. ... This is a List of Welsh principal areas by the percentage of those professing some skills in the Welsh language in the 2001 UK census. ... Image File history File links Arms of Vale of Glamorgan This image depicts a seal, an emblem, a coat of arms or a crest. ... The Conservative Party is the largest political party on the right-of-centre in the United Kingdom. ... This is a list of MPs elected in the UK general election, 2005 to the House of Commons for the Fifty-Fourth Parliament of the United Kingdom at the United Kingdom general election, 2005, arranged by constituency. ... The Right Honourable Alun Edward Michael (born August 2, 1943) is a Welsh politician. ... Madeleine Moon (born March 27, 1950, Sunderland) is the Labour MP for Bridgend. ... John William Patrick Smith John Smith was first elected MP for Vale of Glamorgan in 1989. ... Places named Vale of Glamorgan include: Vale of Glamorgan — a county borough in Glamorgan, Wales Vale of Glamorgan — a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists pages that might otherwise share the same... Welsh redirects here, and this article describes the Welsh language. ... Glamorgan or Morgannwg is a maritime traditional county of Wales, UK, and was previously a medieval kingdom or principality. ... For an explanation of often confusing terms such as Great Britain, Britain, United Kingdom and England, see British Isles (terminology). ...

The Vale also boasts many tourist attractions which lure many visitors every year, these include Barry Island Pleasure Park, Vale of Glamorgan Railway, St Donats Castle, Cosmeston Country Park and many more. Barry Island Pleasure Park is situated in the Vale of Glamorgan about 10 miles south of the capital city Cardiff, South Wales, UK. Thousands of children and adults still enjoy a day out at Barry Island. ...

It has been a county borough since 1996, previously being part of South Glamorgan. It is also a parliamentary constituency, with John Smith as its Member of Parliament. The main town and largest centre of population is Barry. Other small towns are Cowbridge, Dinas Powys, Llantwit Major and Penarth, but a large proportion of the population inhabits villages, hamlets and individual farms. County borough was a term introduced in 1889 in the United Kingdom to refer to a borough or a city independent of county administration. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... South Glamorgan is a ceremonial preserved county of Wales, one of the divisions of the traditional county of Glamorgan. ... A constituency is any cohesive corporate unit or body bound by shared structures, goals or loyalty. ... John William Patrick Smith John Smith was first elected MP for Vale of Glamorgan in 1989. ... A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters of an electoral district to a parliament; in the Westminster system, specifically to the lower house. ... Barry (Welsh: Y Barri) is a town in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales. ... Cowbridge (Welsh: Y Bont-faen) is a market town in the Vale of Glamorgan, south Wales. ... Dinas Powys is a village in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales, UK. It is on the outskirts of Cardiff, about 5 km from the city center on the A4055 road from Cardiff to Barry. ... Llantwit Major (Welsh: Llanilltud Fawr -- llan church + Illtud + mawr greater) is a small town in the Vale of Glamorgan, south Wales, lying on the Bristol Channel coast. ... Penarth (Welsh: pen head, + garth cliff or hill, or arth bear) is a town in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales, lying on the Bristol Channel and Cardiff Bay. ...

The awesome yellow-grey cliffs on the Glamorgan Heritage Coast (which stretches between Llantwit Major to Ogmore by Sea) are absolutely unique on the Celtic seaboard (i.e Cornwall, Wales, Ireland and Brittany) as they are formed of liassic limestone - totally unqiue for a Celtic nation. They were formed 200 million years ago when Wales (as well as Cornwall and Ireland) lay underneath a warm, shallow, equatorial sea during the beginning of the jurassic age. Today the cliffs contain elements of jurassic age sea-creatures (although not land dinosaurs - the Celtic nations were all underneath the sea), such as amonites. The stratification of overlapping shale and limestone was caused by a geological upheaval known as the Amorican oragany, which literally pushed the cliffs out of the sea, contorting them as they did so. (This stratification can also be found on other parts of the Celtic seaboard, such as Bude in Cornwall, across the Bristol Channel). As the cliffs and land contain elements of calcium carbonate found in the limestone, it allows farmers in the vale to grow crops which would be difficult elsewhere in Wales or the west country, such as Cornwall (whose soil is predominantly acidic). The liassic limestone is also used in the vale for building materials; in previous centuries it was taken by sloops across the Bristol Channel to north Cornish ports such as Bude, Boscastle and Port Issac to fertilise Cornwall's poor slate soils for the farming communities. Llantwit Major (Welsh: Llanilltud Fawr -- llan church + Illtud + mawr greater) is a small town in the Vale of Glamorgan, south Wales, lying on the Bristol Channel coast. ... Motto: Onen hag oll (Cornish: One and all) Geography Status Ceremonial and (smaller) Non-metropolitan county Region South West England Population - Total (2004 est. ... For an explanation of often confusing terms such as Great Britain, Britain, United Kingdom and England, see British Isles (terminology). ... Traditional coat of arms This article is about the historical duchy and French province, as well as the cultural area of Brittany. ... Location within the British Isles Bude (Cornish: Bud) is a small resort town and watering-place in Cornwall on the north coast at the mouth of the river Neet. ... The location of the Bristol Channel The Severn Bridge and Bristol Channel, looking northwestward from England towards Wales The Bristol Channel coast at Ilfracombe, North Devon, looking west towards Lee Bay The Bristol Channel is a major inlet in the island of Great Britain, separating South Wales from South West... Location within the British Isles Bude (Cornish: Bud) is a small resort town and watering-place in Cornwall on the north coast at the mouth of the river Neet. ... Location within the British Isles Boscastle (Cornish: Kastell Boterel) is a small town on the north coast of Cornwall, in the extreme southwest of Britain. ...

The district borders Cardiff, Rhondda Cynon Taff and Bridgend to the north, and the Bristol Channel to the south. The Norman Keep, Cardiff Castle. ... Rhondda Cynon Taff (Welsh: Rhondda Cynon T f) is a county borough in Glamorgan, South Wales. ... Bridgend is a county borough in Glamorgan, southern Wales. ... The location of the Bristol Channel The Severn Bridge and Bristol Channel, looking northwestward from England towards Wales The Bristol Channel coast at Ilfracombe, North Devon, looking west towards Lee Bay The Bristol Channel is a major inlet in the island of Great Britain, separating South Wales from South West...

See the list of places in Vale of Glamorgan for all villages and towns. This is a list of cities, towns and villages in the principal area of Vale of Glamorgan, Wales. ...

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Subdivisions created by the Local Government (Wales) Act 1994 For an explanation of often confusing terms such as Great Britain, Britain, United Kingdom and England, see British Isles (terminology). ... For local government purposes, Wales is divided into 22 unitary authorities. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Wales_2. ... The Local Government (Wales) Act 1994 (1994 c. ... Anglesey | Blaenau Gwent | Bridgend | Caerphilly | Cardiff | Carmarthenshire | Ceredigion | Conwy | Denbighshire | Flintshire | Gwynedd | Merthyr Tydfil | Monmouthshire | Neath Port Talbot | Newport | Pembrokeshire | Powys | Rhondda Cynon Taff | Swansea | Torfaen | Vale of Glamorgan | Wrexham Anglesey (Welsh: Ynys Môn, pronounced (IPA), roughly unniss mawn), is an island and county at the northwestern extremity of north Wales. ... Blaenau Gwent is a county borough and parliamentary constituency in South Wales. ... Bridgend is a county borough in Glamorgan, southern Wales. ... Caerphilly [county borough] is a local government principal area in southern Wales, straddling the boundary between the traditional counties of Glamorgan and Monmouthshire. ... The Norman Keep, Cardiff Castle. ... Carmarthenshire (Welsh: Sir Gaerfyrddin) is a county in Wales. ... For other uses please see Ceredigion (disambiguation) Ceredigion is a county in Wales. ... Conwy [county borough] is a local government principal area in north Wales. ... Denbighshire (Welsh: Sir Ddinbych) is a county in North Wales. ... Flintshire (Welsh Sir y Fflint) is a county in northern Wales. ... Gwynedd is an administrative county in Wales, named after the old Kingdom of Gwynedd. ... Merthyr Tydfil (Welsh: Merthyr Tudful) is a town and county borough in the traditional county of Glamorgan, south Wales, with a population of about 55,000. ... Monmouthshire (Welsh: Sir Fynwy) is both a principal area and a traditional county in south-east Wales. ... Neath Port Talbot (Welsh: Castell-nedd Port Talbot) is a county borough in Glamorgan, south Wales. ... Newport (Welsh: Casnewydd) is the third largest city in Wales (after Cardiff and Swansea). ... Pembrokeshire (Welsh: Sir Benfro) is a county in the southwest of Wales in the United Kingdom. ... Powys is an administrative county in Wales, over 2000 sq. ... Rhondda Cynon Taff (Welsh: Rhondda Cynon T f) is a county borough in Glamorgan, South Wales. ... Swansea (Welsh: Abertawe, mouth of the Tawe) is a city and county in South Wales, situated on the coast immediately to the east of the Gower Peninsula. ... Torfaen (sometimes hyphenated Tor-faen) is a county borough in South Wales. ... Wrexham is a county borough in northern Wales. ...