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Vale of Glamorgan

British  
/ ɡləˈmɔːɡən /

noun

  1. a county borough of S Wales, created in 1996 from parts of South Glamorgan and Mid Glamorgan. Administrative centre: Barry. Pop: 121 200 (2003 est). Area: 295 sq km (114 sq miles)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Last March Roberts was announced as a second-place candidate for Reform in the constituency of Pen-y-Bont Bro Morgannwg, which spans Bridgend and the Vale of Glamorgan.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

Emma Watson, director of Glenburnie Lodge in Wenvoe, Vale of Glamorgan, said she was delighted to make it an "occasion to remember" for their "much-loved" resident and his family.

From BBC • May 18, 2026

Andrew Pritchard, from Cowbridge in the Vale of Glamorgan, contacted BBC Your Voice to describe the cost of living crisis as "bonkers".

From BBC • May 5, 2026

Shore Dock, one of the world's rarest dock species, went extinct from one of three locations it is found after a landslide in Southerndown, Vale of Glamorgan, said Ellyn.

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026

Not in the Vale of Glamorgan, I know.

From The Making of William Edwards or The Story of the Bridge of Beauty by Banks, Mrs. G. Linnaeus

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