Vale of Glamorgan

British

/ ɡləˈmɔːɡən /

noun

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)

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Elias said "Evan Williams is the business he has the training knowledge and there is no-one else to take over this business" which was described as the biggest rural employer in the Vale of Glamorgan.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

Peter Attwell, 71, from Barry, Vale of Glamorgan, still hasn't received premium bond funds from NS&I that belonged to his late brother who died in January.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

Michael held a lamb and fed it with a bottle during a visit to Cowbridge Farm Shop at Marlborough Grange Farm in the Vale of Glamorgan with his grandmother in April 2025.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

Gemma Belby, from Barry in the Vale of Glamorgan, only found out she was paying "nearly double" what her colleagues were being taxed when they were chatting about their pay.

From BBC • Feb. 18, 2026

He was a native of the little fishing village Aberaeron, in Cardiganshire, but he had lived in Glamorganshire for some years, and had married a respectable woman, a native of the Vale of Glamorgan.

From How to Read the Crystal or, Crystal and Seer by Sepharial

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