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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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"You've got to keep going," said Sam from St Athan in the Vale of Glamorgan.

From BBC Sep. 7, 2026

Jim was part of a group from Blind Veterans UK who took part in the Speed of Sight event at the circuit near Cowbridge, Vale of Glamorgan.

From BBC Sep. 5, 2026

The Awen Project opened in 2024 without planning permission in Wenvoe, Vale of Glamorgan.

From BBC Aug. 11, 2026

He said he had grown up with a "fascination" with planes after his father had taken him to air shows at RAF St Athan, Vale of Glamorgan, inspiring him to join the RAF.

From BBC Aug. 5, 2026

The Salmon family moved to Cowbridge in 1796, so that the doctor had lived exactly a century in the lovely and poetic Vale of Glamorgan, in the very heart of which Penllyn Court is situated.

From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Walter L. (Walter Lytle) Pyle

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