Place:Mid Glamorgan, Wales

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NameMid Glamorgan
Alt namesM Glamsource: BIAB Online (1999-2000) accessed 16 Dec 2002; Royal Mail: PAF Digest [online] (2002) accessed 16 Dec 2002
MGMsource: Curious Fox: UK Counties and Shires [online] (2002). accessed 16 Dec 2002
TypePreserved county
Coordinates51.667°N 3.5°W
Located inWales     (1974 - 1996)
See alsoGlamorgan, Waleshistorical county from which it was formed in 1974
Bridgend (principal area), Walesunitary authority formed 1996
Merthyr Tydfil (principal area), Walesunitary authority formed 1996
Rhondda Cynon Taff, Walesunitary authority formed 1996
Caerphilly (principal area), Walesunitary authority formed 1996
Contained Places
Borough (county)
Merthyr Tydfil ( 1974 - 1996 )
Borough (municipal)
Aberfan ( 1974 - 1996 )
Rhondda ( 1974 - 1996 )
Chapelry
Bargoed ( 1974 - 1996 )
Civil parish
Aberdare ( 1974 - 1996 )
Bargoed ( 1974 - 1996 )
Bettws near Bridgend ( 1974 - 1996 )
Bridgend ( 1974 - 1996 )
Caerphilly ( 1974 - 1996 )
Clydach Vale ( 1974 - 1996 )
Coety ( 1974 - 1996 )
Coychurch ( 1974 - 1996 )
Cymmer ( 1974 - 1996 )
Dowlais ( 1974 - 1996 )
Eglwysilan ( 1974 - 1996 )
Ewenny ( 1974 - 1996 )
Ferndale ( 1974 - 1996 )
Gelli gaer ( 1974 - 1996 )
Kenfig ( 1974 - 1996 )
Laleston ( 1974 - 1996 )
Llandyfodwg ( 1974 - 1996 )
Llangeinor ( 1974 - 1996 )
Llangynwyd ( 1974 - 1996 )
Llanharan ( 1974 - 1996 )
Llanhari ( 1974 - 1996 )
Llanilid ( 1974 - 1996 )
Llantrisant ( 1974 - 1996 )
Llantwit Fardre ( 1974 - 1996 )
Llanwonno ( 1974 - 1996 )
Llwynypia ( 1974 - 1996 )
Maesteg ( 1974 - 1996 )
Merthyr Mawr ( 1974 - 1996 )
Merthyr Tydfil ( 1974 - 1996 )
Mountain Ash ( 1974 - 1996 )
Newcastle ( 1974 - 1996 )
Pen llin ( 1974 - 1996 )
Pencoed ( 1974 - 1996 )
Pentre ( 1974 - 1996 )
Pentyrch ( 1974 - 1996 )
Penydarren ( 1974 - 1996 )
Penygraig ( 1974 - 1996 )
Peterston super Montem ( 1974 - 1996 )
Pontypridd ( 1974 - 1996 )
Porth ( 1974 - 1996 )
Pyle ( 1974 - 1996 )
Rhigos ( 1974 - 1996 )
Rhondda ( 1974 - 1996 )
St. Andrew's Minor ( 1974 - 1996 )
St. Bride's Major ( 1974 - 1996 )
St. Bride's Minor ( 1974 - 1996 )
Taff's Well ( 1974 - 1996 )
Treharris ( 1974 - 1996 )
Treherbert ( 1974 - 1996 )
Treorchy ( 1974 - 1996 )
Tylorstown ( 1974 - 1996 )
Tythegston ( 1974 - 1996 )
Van ( 1974 - 1996 )
Wick ( 1974 - 1996 )
Ynyshir ( 1974 - 1996 )
Ystrad Rhondda ( 1974 - 1996 )
District municipality
Cynon Valley District ( 1974 - 1996 )
Merthyr Tydfil District ( 1974 - 1996 )
Ogwr District ( 1974 - 1996 )
Rhondda District ( 1974 - 1996 )
Rhymney Valley District ( 1974 - 1996 )
Taff-Ely District ( 1974 - 1996 )
Hamlet
Rhigos ( 1974 - 1996 )
Inhabited place
Aberbargoed ( 1974 - 1996 )
Aberbargoed ( 1974 - 1996 )
Abercynon ( 1974 - 1996 )
Blackwood ( 1974 - 1996 )
Blackwood ( 1974 - 1996 )
Brackla ( 1974 - 1996 )
Cyfarthfa ( 1974 - 1996 )
Ewenny ( 1974 - 1996 )
Ewenny ( 1974 - 1996 )
Hirwaun ( 1974 - 1996 )
Hopkinstown ( 1974 - 1996 )
Llantrisant ( 1974 - 1996 )
Llwynypia ( 1974 - 1996 )
Maerdy ( 1974 - 1996 )
Ogmore Vale ( 1974 - 1996 )
Pencoed ( 1974 - 1996 )
Pentyrch ( 1974 - 1996 )
Pontycymer ( 1974 - 1996 )
Porth ( 1974 - 1996 )
Porthcawl ( 1974 - 1996 )
Tonypandy ( 1974 - 1996 )
Tonyrefail ( 1974 - 1996 )
Treorchy ( 1974 - 1996 )
Ynyshir ( 1974 - 1996 )
Ynysybwl ( 1974 - 1996 )
Locality
Sger ( 1974 - 1996 )
Parish (ancient)
Aberdare ( 1974 - 1996 )
Bettws near Bridgend ( 1974 - 1996 )
Coety ( 1974 - 1996 )
Coychurch ( 1974 - 1996 )
Eglwysilan ( 1974 - 1996 )
Gelli gaer ( 1974 - 1996 )
Kenfig ( 1974 - 1996 )
Laleston ( 1974 - 1996 )
Llandyfodwg ( 1974 - 1996 )
Llangeinor ( 1974 - 1996 )
Llangynwyd ( 1974 - 1996 )
Llanharan ( 1974 - 1996 )
Llanhari ( 1974 - 1996 )
Llanilid ( 1974 - 1996 )
Llantrisant ( 1974 - 1996 )
Llantwit Fardre ( 1974 - 1996 )
Llanwonno ( 1974 - 1996 )
Merthyr Mawr ( 1974 - 1996 )
Merthyr Tydfil ( 1974 - 1996 )
Newcastle ( 1974 - 1996 )
Pen llin ( 1974 - 1996 )
Pentyrch ( 1974 - 1996 )
Peterston super Montem ( 1974 - 1996 )
Pyle ( 1974 - 1996 )
Rhondda ( 1974 - 1996 )
St. Andrew's Minor ( 1974 - 1996 )
St. Bride's Major ( 1974 - 1996 )
St. Bride's Minor ( 1974 - 1996 )
Tythegston ( 1974 - 1996 )
Van ( 1974 - 1996 )
Wick ( 1974 - 1996 )
Registration district
Merthyr Tydfil Registration District ( 1974 - 1996 )
Ogwr Registration District ( 1974 - 1996 )
Pontypridd Registration District ( 1974 - 1996 )
Settlement
Porthcawl ( 1974 - 1996 )
Suburb
Brackla ( 1974 - 1996 )
Pentyrch ( 1974 - 1996 )
Township
Pencoed ( 1974 - 1996 )
Tythegston ( 1974 - 1996 )
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
the text in this section is based on an article in Wikipedia

Mid Glamorgan is a preserved county of Wales. From 1974 until 1996, it was also an administrative county, with a county council.

Mid Glamorgan was formed in 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972. It consisted of part of the former administrative county of Glamorgan, and the county borough of Merthyr Tydfil, along with the parishes of along with the parishes of Penderyn and Vaynor from Breconshire (or Brecknockshire) and the urban districts of Bedwas and Machen, Rhymney and part of Bedwellty, from Monmouthshire.

It was divided into six districts (given the type "district municipality" in WeRelate):

As a result of the Local Government (Wales) Act 1994, Mid Glamorgan and its component districts were abolished in 1996 and the area split into the unitary authorities of

The communities of Wick, St. Bride's Major and Ewenny (from the Ogwr District) became part of the Vale of Glamorgan county borough, while Pentyrch (from the Taff-Ely district) was added to the Cardiff unitary authority area. Because of this, they became part of the preserved county of South Glamorgan. In 2003 the ceremonial borders were further adjusted, placing the entire Caerphilly county borough in the ceremonial county of Gwent.

The county council's offices were located in the Glamorgan Building (the former headquarters of Glamorgan County Council), in Cathays Park, Cardiff, in effect, outside of the Mid Glamorgan boundaries.


Research Tips

  • The National Library of Wales has just uploaded (Feb 2018) a website covering the tithe maps of Wales with accompanying apportionment documents using original and present-day maps. There are over 300,000 entries. Landowners and small villages are included. The presentation looks very good.
GENUKI on Glamorgan Lots of leads to other sources and descriptions of former parishes.
  • The FamilySearch Wiki on Glamorgan has recently been updated (early 2016) and looks remarkably like Wikipedia. Their map "Glamorgan Parish Map.jpg" enlarges to show all the original parishes. The sub-section "Parishes of Historic Glamorgan" lists all the parishes of Glamorgan and the newer preserved counties and principal areas in both English and Welsh. (Currently this website is still under construction.)

The first three maps are provided by A Vision of Britain through Time

These maps were found on Wikimedia Commons

These maps of Glamorgan post-1974 were found on another site and are very useful for sorting out the up-to-date geography of the area

This page uses content from the English Wikipedia. The original content was at Mid Glamorgan. The list of authors can be seen in the page history. As with WeRelate, the content of Wikipedia is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.