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| Geography | |
| Area - Total - % Water |
Ranked 15th 335 km² Negligible |
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| Admin HQ | Barry |
| ISO 3166-2 | GB-VGL |
| ONS code | 00PD |
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| Population: - Total (2006 est. Surface area is the measure of how much exposed Area an object has This is a list of principal areas of Wales ordered by area. RankDistrictArea (km²Style1 To help compare different Orders of magnitude and geographical regions we list here areas between 100 km² and 1000 km² Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of Barry (Y Barri is a Town in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales. Located along the northern coast of the Bristol Channel less than 7 miles (11 kilometers ISO 3166-2GB is an ISO standard which defines Geocodes it is the subset of ISO 3166-2 which applies to the United Kingdom. The Office for National Statistics coding system is a hierarchical code used in the United Kingdom for tabulating Census and other statistical data In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology ) - Density |
Ranked 12th 123,300 Ranked 10th 368 / km² |
| Ethnicity | 97. The density of a material is defined as its Mass per unit Volume: \rho = \frac{m}{V} Different materials usually have different This is a list of principal areas of Wales ordered by population. This is a List of Welsh principal areas by population density in the 2001 UK census. 0% White 1. 4% S. Asian 1. 1% Black |
| Welsh language - Any skills |
Ranked 16th 16. Welsh ( cy Cymraeg or cy y Gymraeg, kəmˈrɑːɨɡ and {{IPA|[ə ɡəmˈrɑːɨɡ]}}, is a member of the Brythonic branch of Celtic This is a List of Welsh principal areas by the percentage of those professing some skills in the Welsh language in Wales in the 2001 UK census 9% |
| Politics | |
 Vale of Glamorgan Council http://www.valeofglamorgan.gov.uk/ |
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The Vale of Glamorgan (Welsh: Bro (or rarely Dyffryn) Morgannwg) is an exceptionally rich agricultural area in the southern part of Glamorgan, South Wales. Welsh ( cy Cymraeg or cy y Gymraeg, kəmˈrɑːɨɡ and {{IPA|[ə ɡəmˈrɑːɨɡ]}}, is a member of the Brythonic branch of Celtic Glamorgan or Glamorganshire (Morgannwg is one of the thirteen historic counties and a former administrative county of Wales. South Wales (De Cymru is an area of Wales bordered by England and the Bristol Channel to the east and south and Mid Wales and West Wales It has a rugged coastline, but its rolling countryside is quite atypical of Wales as a whole.
The Vale also boasts many tourist attractions which lure many visitors every year, including Barry Island Pleasure Park, Vale of Glamorgan Railway, St Donat's Castle, Cosmeston Park and Cosmeston Medieval Village and many more. Barry Island Pleasure Park is an Amusement park situated on the coast at Barry Island in the Vale of Glamorgan, about 10 miles south west of the capital Route The Barry Island Railway is centred on the old Barry Island railway station and platforms St Donat's Castle is a Medieval Castle in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales, overlooking the Bristol Channel in the Village Cosmeston Medieval Village is a "living history" village near Lavernock in the Vale of Glamorgan not far from Penarth and Cardiff It is also the location of Atlantic College, one of the United World Colleges. The United World College of the Atlantic, more commonly referred to simply as Atlantic College, is an internationally prestigious private boarding school in south Wales The United World Colleges (UWC are a group of twelve international schools
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Geography
It has been a county borough (unitary authority) since 1996, previously being part of South Glamorgan county. County borough is a term introduced in 1889 in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (excluding Scotland) to refer to a Borough or a City Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) South Glamorgan is a preserved county of Wales. It was originally formed in 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972, as a county council It is also a parliamentary constituency, with John Smith as its Member of Parliament. A constituency is any cohesive corporate unit or body bound by shared structures goals or loyalty John William Patrick Smith (born March 7, 1951) is a Welsh Labour Party politician and Member of Parliament (MP for the Vale A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a Parliament. The main town and largest centre of population is Barry. Barry (Y Barri is a Town in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales. Located along the northern coast of the Bristol Channel less than 7 miles (11 kilometers Other small towns are Cowbridge, Dinas Powys, Llantwit Major and Penarth which is the Vale's first Fairtrade town, but a large proportion of the population inhabits villages, hamlets and individual farms. Cowbridge (Y Bont-faen is a Market town in the Vale of Glamorgan in Wales. Dinas Powys (previously Dinas Powis is a large Village and a community in the Vale of Glamorgan in South Wales. Llantwit Major ( Welsh: Llanilltud Fawr -- llan church enclosure + Illtud + mawr great is a small coastal Town Penarth is a Town in the Vale of Glamorgan (Bro Morgannwg Wales (Cymru 5 Fairtrade (one word redirects here For the more general article on the fair trade movement see Fair trade (two words
The yellow-grey cliffs on the Glamorgan Heritage Coast (which stretches between Llantwit Major to Ogmore-by-Sea) are unique on the Celtic Sea coastline (i. Glamorgan or Glamorganshire (Morgannwg is one of the thirteen historic counties and a former administrative county of Wales. A Heritage Coast is a strip of UK Coastline designated by the Countryside Agency in England and the Countryside Council for Wales as having notable Llantwit Major ( Welsh: Llanilltud Fawr -- llan church enclosure + Illtud + mawr great is a small coastal Town Ogmore-by-Sea ( Welsh: Aberogwr - Aber Mouth + Ogwr River Ogmore is a seaside village in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales. The Celtic Sea (An Mhuir Cheilteach Y Môr Celtaidd An Mor Keltek Ar Mor Keltiek La Mer Celtique is the area of the Atlantic Ocean off the South Coast e Cornwall, Wales, Ireland and Brittany) as they are formed of a combination of liassic limestone, shale and carboniferous sandstone/limestone. Cornwall ( Kernow ˈkɛɹnɔʊ is the most southwesterly county of England, on the Peninsula that lies to the west of the River Tamar Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world Brittany (Breizh bʁejs Bretagne; Gallo: Bertaèyn) is a former independent Celtic kingdom and Duchy, now incorporated into Limestone is a Sedimentary rock composed largely of the Mineral Calcite ( Calcium carbonate: CaCO3 The Carboniferous is a geologic period and system that extends from the end of the Devonian period about 359 Sandstone is a Sedimentary rock composed mainly of Sand -size Mineral or rock grains. They were formed 200 million years ago when Wales (as well as Cornwall, Brittany and Ireland) lay underneath a warm, shallow, equatorial sea during the beginning of the Jurassic age. The Jurassic is a geologic period and system that extends from about Ma (million years ago to Ma that is from the end of the Triassic to the beginning Today the cliffs contain elements of Jurassic age sea-creatures (although not land dinosaurs - what is now the Celtic Sea coastline was underneath the sea), such as ammonites. The stratification of overlapping shale, sandstone and limestone was caused by a geological upheaval known as the Variscan orogeny, which literally pushed the cliffs out of the sea, contorting them as they did so. The Variscan (or Hercynian) orogeny is a geologic mountain-building event caused by Late Paleozoic Continental collision between Laurasia (This stratification can also be found on other parts of the Celtic seaboard, such as Bude in Cornwall, across the Bristol Channel). Bude (Bud is a small seaside resort town in North Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, at the mouth of the River Neet The Bristol Channel ( Môr Hafren) is a major inlet in the island of Great Britain, separating South Wales from Devon and Somerset As the cliffs and land contain elements of calcium carbonate found in the limestone, it allows farmers in the vale to grow crops which would be difficult elsewhere in Wales or the West country, such as Devon and Cornwall (whose soil is predominantly acidic as most of the west country is made of poor quality Devonian soils). The West Country is an informal term for the area of south western England roughly corresponding to the modern South West England government region Devon is a large county in the South West of England. The county is also referred to as Devonshire, but that is an entirely unofficial name The Devonian is a geologic period and system of the Paleozoic era spanning from to million years ago. The liassic limestone and carboniferous sandstone is also used in the vale for building materials; in previous centuries it was taken by sloops across the Bristol Channel to north Cornish ports such as Bude, Boscastle and Port Isaac to fertilise Cornwall's poor slate soils for the farming communities; while the hard Devonian slate of Cornwall was brought back as a roofing material for houses in the Vale. For the military definition of sloop see Sloop-of-war. For the open learning project see SLOOP Project. Boscastle (Kastell Boterel is a Village and fishing port on the north coast of Cornwall, United Kingdom. Port Isaac (Porthusek is a fishing Village in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. Slate is a fine-grained foliated homogeneous, Metamorphic rock derived from an original Shale -type Sedimentary rock composed of Clay
As the Glamorgan Heritage Coast faces westwards out to the Atlantic, it bears the brunt of brutal on-shore (west, south-westerly) winds; ideal for surfing, but a nightmare for ships trying to sail up the Bristol Channel into Cardiff. The Bristol Channel ( Môr Hafren) is a major inlet in the island of Great Britain, separating South Wales from Devon and Somerset Cardiff ( 'kɑːdɪf) is the Capital and the largest city and county in Wales. Just like North Cornwall or South-West Ireland, the fierce Atlantic gales created ideal conditions for pre-meditated shipwrecking, which up until 100 years was very common along the coast (although shipwrecking was common across all the Celtic Sea). Nash Point, Southerndown and Ogmore-by-Sea have some of the highest shipwreck victims on the coast of Wales; as recently as 1962 an oil tanker, the BP Driver crashed into Nash point during a violent westerly storm, was torn to shreds by the brutal reefs and eventually sank, although thanks to a courageous effort by various Bristol Channel lifeboats and helicopters the crew were saved. Nash Point is a Headland and beach in the Vale of Glamorgan in south Wales. Southerndown is a village in Wales and suburb of Bridgend close to St Brides Major, Llantwit Major and Ogmore-by-Sea, mostly known for its beach (officially Ogmore-by-Sea ( Welsh: Aberogwr - Aber Mouth + Ogwr River Ogmore is a seaside village in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales.
The district borders Cardiff to the northeast, Rhondda Cynon Taff to the north, Bridgend to the northwest and the Bristol Channel to the south. Cardiff ( 'kɑːdɪf) is the Capital and the largest city and county in Wales. History The county borough was formed on 1 April 1996, by the merger of the former Mid Glamorgan districts of Cynon Valley, Government The region is governed by Bridgend County Borough Council. The Bristol Channel ( Môr Hafren) is a major inlet in the island of Great Britain, separating South Wales from Devon and Somerset
Government
The region is governed by the Vale of Glamorgan Council which is currently controlled by the Conservative Party. Barry (Y Barri is a Town in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales. Located along the northern coast of the Bristol Channel less than 7 miles (11 kilometers The Vale of Glamorgan Council is the governing body for the Vale of Glamorgan, one of the Principal Areas of Wales. The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. The Vale of Glamorgan parliamentary / assembly constituency (which does not include Penarth and Sully which are in the constituency of Cardiff South and Penarth) is always swaying between Labour control and Conservative Party control in both the National Assembly for Wales and in Westminster, this is supposedly because of the Labour supporters in the east of the constituency and in the town of Barry and then the Tory supporters in the west due to a large farming population. Penarth is a Town in the Vale of Glamorgan (Bro Morgannwg Wales (Cymru 5 The Labour Party is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. The National Assembly for Wales (Cynulliad Cenedlaethol Cymru is a devolved assembly with power to make legislation in Wales. Barry (Y Barri is a Town in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales. Located along the northern coast of the Bristol Channel less than 7 miles (11 kilometers
Schools
Top secondary schools in Vale of Glamorgan, (5 GCSEs, grades A-C), according to the latest inspection report from Estyn:
84% Cowbridge Comprehensive School, Cowbridge
82% Stanwell School, Penarth
68% Barry Comprehensive, Barry
62% St Cyres Comprehensive School, Penarth
58% St Richard Gwyn RC High Sch, Barry
55% Llantwit Major School, Llantwit Major
50% Bryn Hafren Comprehensive School, Barry
Ysgol Bro Morgannwg is a new Welsh language-medium school in Barry, which opened in 2000, but has yet to publish any exam results. Secondary school is a term used to describe an educational Institution where the final stage of compulsory schooling known as Secondary education, takes The General Certificate of Secondary Education ( GCSE) is the name of an academic qualification awarded in a specified subject generally taken in a number of subjects by Estyn ( Welsh (verb to extend) is the office of Her Majesty's Inspectorate for Education and Training in Wales. Cowbridge (Y Bont-faen is a Market town in the Vale of Glamorgan in Wales. Stanwell School is a popular oversubscribed co-educational foundation status comprehensive school and Sixth form college located in Penarth, Penarth is a Town in the Vale of Glamorgan (Bro Morgannwg Wales (Cymru 5 Barry Comprehensive School (Ysgol Gyfun y Barri is a Secondary school for boys aged 11-18 situated opposite Highlight Park in St Cyres School is a co-educational foundation status comprehensive school and Sixth form college located in Penarth, Vale of Glamorgan Llantwit Major ( Welsh: Llanilltud Fawr -- llan church enclosure + Illtud + mawr great is a small coastal Town Bryn Hafren Comprehensive School is located in the outskirts of the town of Barry near Cardiff, in Wales. Welsh ( cy Cymraeg or cy y Gymraeg, kəmˈrɑːɨɡ and {{IPA|[ə ɡəmˈrɑːɨɡ]}}, is a member of the Brythonic branch of Celtic
International links
The Vale of Glamorgan is twinned with:
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and has friendship agreements with:
Once every year, there is a twinning event in one of the Vale of Glamorgan's towns where representatives are invited from each of the twin cities. Rheinfelden (Badisch-Rhyfälde IPA: ʁifæld̥ə is a town in the district of Lörrach in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Mouscron (Moeskroen is a Walloon City and municipality located in the Belgian province of Hainaut. The Kingdom of Belgium is a Country in northwest Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts its headquarters as well as those Fécamp is a commune of the Seine-Maritime département, Upper Normandy in France. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Jurbarkas ( is a city in Tauragė County, Lithuania. It is on the right-hand shore of the Neman River at its confluence with Lithuania, officially the Republic of Lithuania (Lietuvos Respublika is a Country in Eastern often referred to as Northern Europe or in the Neumarkt ( Italian: Egna; German: Neumarkt, literally "new market" Archaic (1018 AD Enna; Archaic (1170 Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Putnok is a town in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén county Northern Hungary. Hungary (Magyarország 'mɔɟɔrorsaːg) officially in English the Republic of Hungary ( Magyar Köztársaság, literally Magyar (Hungarian Republic The event focuses on culture and economic regeneration.
Villages
- Aberthaw
- Aberthin
- Bonvilston
- Boverton
- Colwinston
- Corntown
- Cosmeston Medieval Village
- Dinas Powys
- Ewenny
- Fontegary
- Lavernock
- Llanbethery
- Llancadle
- Llancarfan
- Llandough
- Llandow
- Llansannor
- Moulton
- Michaelston-le-Pit
- Ogmore, Vale of Glamorgan
- Ogmore-by-Sea
- Pendoylan
- Penmark
- Peterston-super-Ely
- Rhoose
- St. Andrews Major
- St Athan
- St Brides Major
- St Hilary
- Southerndown
- St Donat's
- Sully, Vale of Glamorgan
- Wenvoe
- Wick, Vale of Glamorgan
- Ystradowen
Transport
Road
The county is served by the M4 Motorway junctions 33 (Cardiff West) and 34 (Llantrisant). The M4 motorway is a Motorway in Great Britain linking London with Wales. However the A48 trunk road cuts right through the county, linking it to Cardiff and Bridgend. The A48 is a major Trunk road in Great Britain. It runs from the A40 at Highnam west of Gloucester to the A40 at Carmarthen
Rail
The county is served by the Vale of Glamorgan Line with services to Bridgend and Cardiff, with stations in Barry, Penarth and Llantwit Major, although the stations serving Pontyclun and Bridgend may be closer to some residents. Bridgend (Pen-y-bont ar Ogwr is a town in the Country Borough of Bridgend in Wales. Cardiff Central railway station (Caerdydd Canolog is a major British railway station on Central Square in Cardiff, Wales. See also Transport in Wales Barry railway station (Y Barri is one of 3 stations in the town of Barry Vale of Glamorgan in Wales. Penarth railway station is the Railway station serving the town of Penarth in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales. See also Transport in Wales Llantwit Major Railway station serves the small town of Llantwit Major in South Wales. Pontyclun railway station is a minor railway station in Pontyclun, Rhondda Cynon Taff county borough South Wales. See also Transport in Wales Bridgend Railway station (Gorsaf Pen-y-bont ar Ogwr is a mainline railway station serving the town of Bridgend,
Bus
Barry, Wenvoe, Llantwit Major and Penarth are served by Cardiff Bus, who operate services within the towns and to Cardiff. Barry (Y Barri is a Town in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales. Located along the northern coast of the Bristol Channel less than 7 miles (11 kilometers Wenvoe (Gwenfô is a Welsh Village between Barry and Cardiff in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales. Llantwit Major ( Welsh: Llanilltud Fawr -- llan church enclosure + Illtud + mawr great is a small coastal Town Penarth is a Town in the Vale of Glamorgan (Bro Morgannwg Wales (Cymru 5 Cardiff Bus (Bws Caerdydd is the dominant bus operator in Cardiff, Wales and the surrounding area including Barry and Penarth. First Cymru operates the X2 route along the A48 to Cardiff via Cowbridge, Bonvilston and St. First Cymru Buses Ltd (part of First Group) is a provider of Public transport Bus services in South West Wales. Nicholas, however the county is well served by rural operators as well.
Air
Cardiff International Airport, the only international airport in Wales, is located in Rhoose in the south of the county. Cardiff International Airport (Maes Awyr Rhyngwladol Caerdydd is the main airport for Wales serving around 2 million people in Cardiff and the rest of South and Rhoose (Y Rhws is a Village located near the sea (the Bristol Channel) in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales, near Barry.
See also
- list of places in Vale of Glamorgan for all villages and towns. This is a list of cities, Towns and Villages in the principal area of Vale of Glamorgan, Wales.
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