Ceremonial County South Glamorgan
South Glamorgan is a preserved county of Wales. It was originally formed in 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972, as a county council area. It consisted of the county borough of Cardiff along with the southern part of the administrative county of Glamorgan, and also the parish of St Mellons from Monmouthshire.- Type: Region with 445,000 residents
- Description: preserved county of Wales, United Kingdom
- Also known as: “South Glamorgan”, “דרום גלמורגן”, “סאות‘ גלמורגן”, and “사우스글러모건”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Tinkinswood and St Lythans Burial Chamber.
St Lythans Burial Chamber
Archaeological site
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Barry and Ely.
Ely
Suburb
Ely is a district and community in Cardiff, Wales. Ely is situated 3½ miles northeast of Ceremonial County South Glamorgan.
Llancarfan
Village
Llancarfan is a rural village and community in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales. Llancarfan is situated 2½ miles southwest of Ceremonial County South Glamorgan.
Ceremonial County South Glamorgan
- Categories: preserved county of Wales and former administrative territorial entity
- Location: Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.4446° or 51° 26′ 41″ north
Longitude
-3.3117° or 3° 18′ 42″ west
Population
445,000
Elevation
259 feet (79 metres)
Open location code
9C3RCMVQ+R8
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In Other Languages
From Azerbaijani to Welsh—“Ceremonial County South Glamorgan” goes by many names.
- Azerbaijani: “Cənubi Qlamorqan”
- Breton: “De Morgannwg”
- Catalan: “South Glamorgan”
- Chinese: “南格拉摩根郡”
- Dutch: “South Glamorgan”
- French: “South Glamorgan”
- German: “South Glamorgan”
- Hebrew: “סאות גלמורגן”
- Hebrew: “סאות’ גלמורגן”
- Irish: “De Morgannwg”
- Italian: “South Glamorgan”
- Japanese: “サウス・グラモーガン”
- Korean: “사우스글러모건주”
- Latvian: “Dienvidglamorgana”
- Manx: “De Morgannwg”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Lâm Glamorgan Kūn”
- Northern Frisian: “South Glamorgan”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “South Glamorgan”
- Norwegian: “South Glamorgan”
- Persian: “گلامورگن جنوبی”
- Portuguese: “South Glamorgan”
- Russian: “Саут-Гламорган”
- Swedish: “South Glamorgan”
- Turkish: “South Glamorgan”
- Ukrainian: “Південний Гламорган”
- Urdu: “جنوبی گلامورگن”
- Urdu: “جنوبی گلومورگن”
- Venetian: “South Glamorgan”
- Welsh: “De Morgannwg”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Dyffryn and Saint Nicholas.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Coed y Cwm and Cythrel Castle.
Wales: Must-Visit Destinations
Worth a closer look: Cardiff and Swansea.
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