Place:West Glamorgan, Wales

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NameWest Glamorgan
Alt namesW Glamsource: BIAB Online (1999-2000) accessed 16 Dec 2002; Royal Mail: PAF Digest [online] (2002) accessed 16 Dec 2002
TypePreserved county
Coordinates51.583°N 3.583°W
Located inWales     (1974 - 1996)
See alsoGlamorgan, Waleshistorical county from which it was formed in 1974
Neath Port Talbot, Walesunitary authority formed 1996
Swansea, Walesunitary authority formed 1996
Contained Places
Borough (county)
Swansea ( 1974 - 1996 )
Borough (municipal)
Neath ( 1974 - 1996 )
Port Talbot ( 1974 - 1996 )
Chapelry
Briton Ferry ( 1974 - 1996 )
Civil parish
Baglan ( 1974 - 1996 )
Birchgrove ( 1974 - 1996 )
Bishopston ( 1974 - 1996 )
Blaen Gwrach ( 1974 - 1996 )
Blaenhonddan ( 1974 - 1996 )
Briton Ferry ( 1974 - 1996 )
Cilybebyll ( 1974 - 1996 )
Clun ( 1974 - 1996 )
Clydach (near Swansea) ( 1974 - 1996 )
Coedffranc ( 1974 - 1996 )
Dulais Valley ( 1974 - 1996 )
Dyffrynclydach near Neath ( 1974 - 1996 )
Dylais Higher ( 1974 - 1996 )
Dylais Lower ( 1974 - 1996 )
Glyncorrwg ( 1974 - 1996 )
Gowerton ( 1974 - 1996 )
Llan giwg ( 1974 - 1996 )
Llangyfelach ( 1974 - 1996 )
Llansamlet ( 1974 - 1996 )
Margam ( 1974 - 1996 )
Michaelston super Avan ( 1974 - 1996 )
Morriston ( 1974 - 1996 )
Neath Higher ( 1974 - 1996 )
Neath Lower ( 1974 - 1996 )
Neath ( 1974 - 1996 )
Oystermouth ( 1974 - 1996 )
Pontardulais ( 1974 - 1996 )
Port Eynon ( 1974 - 1996 )
Port Talbot ( 1974 - 1996 )
Resolven ( 1974 - 1996 )
Rhossili ( 1974 - 1996 )
Tonna ( 1974 - 1996 )
Hamlet
Coedffranc ( 1974 - 1996 )
Dyffrynclydach near Neath ( 1974 - 1996 )
Inhabited place
Aberavon ( 1974 - 1996 )
Abergwynfi ( 1974 - 1996 )
Cwmtwrch ( 1974 - 1996 )
Dylais Lower ( 1974 - 1996 )
Glynneath ( 1974 - 1996 )
Gorseinon ( 1974 - 1996 )
Llanmadog ( 1974 - 1996 )
Llanrhidian ( 1974 - 1996 )
Loughor ( 1974 - 1996 )
Mumbles ( 1974 - 1996 )
Neath ( 1974 - 1996 )
Oxwich ( 1974 - 1996 )
Pontardawe ( 1974 - 1996 )
Pontardulais ( 1974 - 1996 )
Sketty ( 1974 - 1996 )
Skewen ( 1974 - 1996 )
Swansea ( 1974 - 1996 )
Ystalyfera ( 1974 - 1996 )
Parish (ancient)
Baglan ( 1974 - 1996 )
Blaen Gwrach ( 1974 - 1996 )
Cadoxton juxta Neath ( 1974 - 1996 )
Clun ( 1974 - 1996 )
Dyffrynclydach near Neath ( 1974 - 1996 )
Glyncorrwg ( 1974 - 1996 )
Llan giwg ( 1974 - 1996 )
Llangyfelach ( 1974 - 1996 )
Llansamlet ( 1974 - 1996 )
Margam ( 1974 - 1996 )
Michaelston super Avan ( 1974 - 1996 )
Neath ( 1974 - 1996 )
Oystermouth ( 1974 - 1996 )
Resolven ( 1974 - 1996 )
Tonna ( 1974 - 1996 )
Registration district
Neath Registration District ( 1974 - 1996 )
Swansea Registration District ( 1974 - 1996 )
Rural district
Gower ( 1974 - 1996 )
Settlement
Llwchwr ( 1974 - 1996 )
Suburb
Margam ( 1974 - 1996 )
Township
Blaenhonddan ( 1974 - 1996 )
Resolven ( 1974 - 1996 )
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names


the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia

West Glamorgan is a former administrative county in South Wales. It is now a preserved county.

West Glamorgan was one of the divisions of the ancient county of Glamorgan. It was created on 1 April 1974, by the Local Government Act 1972 from the county borough of Swansea, the municipal boroughs of Neath and Port Talbot, the urban districts of Glyncorrwg and Llwchwr, Gower Rural District, Pontardawe Rural District, and all of Neath Rural District except the parish of Rhigos. From 1982, the main offices of West Glamorgan County Council were located in County Hall, Swansea.

West Glamorgan had four districts, as follows:

Following the Local Government (Wales) Act 1994, West Glamorgan and its component districts were abolished on 1 April 1996, the area being divided into the two unitary authorities of Swansea and Neath and Port Talbot (later changed to "Neath Port Talbot"). Lliw Valley was partitioned between the two authorities. A West Glamorgan preserved county was created for the limited functions of Lieutenancy and High Shrievalty.

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.

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

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