Mid Glamorgan

American

[mid gluh-mawr-guhn] / ˈmɪd gləˈmɔr gən /

noun

a former administrative county in southern Wales.

Mid Glamorgan British

noun

a former county of S Wales, formed in 1974 from parts of Breconshire, Glamorgan, and Monmouthshire: replaced in 1996 by the county boroughs of Bridgend, Rhondda Cynon Taff, Merthyr Tydfil, and part of Caerphilly

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The highest equivalent total recorded in England is 279mm on 18 July 1955 at Martinstown in Dorset, while the highest in Wales is 211mm, on 11 November 1929 at Lluest Wen Reservoir in Mid Glamorgan.

From BBC • Oct. 19, 2023

They were guided around the memorial garden by Aberfan survivor David Davies, a former pupil at the school, and Lord Lieutenant of Mid Glamorgan Peter Vaughan.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2023

Nicol-Lewis, 47, from Mid Glamorgan, a county in Wales, U.K., was recognized by Guinness World Records in October for having both the largest "Harry Potter" collection and the largest collection of Wizarding World memorabilia.

From Fox News • Dec. 13, 2021

Dennis Murphy, for services to veterans' football in Merthyr Tydfil, Mid Glamorgan.

From BBC • Dec. 30, 2020

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