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Glamorgan

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Glamorgan (gləmôr`gən) or Glamorganshire (–shĭr', –shər), former county, S Wales. In 1974, Glamorgan was divided among the nonmetropolitan counties of West Glamorgan West Glamorgan , former county, S Wales. Created in the 1974 reorganization of Welsh local government from portions of Glamorgan and Monmouthshire, in the 1996 reorganization West Glamorgan was divided into the unitary authorities of Swansea and Neath and Port Talbot.
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, Mid Glamorgan Mid Glamorgan , former county, S Wales. Created in the 1974 local government reorganization of Wales from portions of Breconshire, Glamorgan, and Monmouthshire, in 1996 it was divided among the unitary authorities of Bridgend, Caerphilly, Cardiff, Merthyr Tydfil,
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, and South Glamorgan South Glamorgan , former county, S Wales. Created in the 1974 governmental reorganization of Wales from portions of Glamorgan and Monmouthshire, in the 1996 reorganization it was divided between the unitary authorities of Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan.
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; these were abolished in a further reorganization in 1996.
Glamorgan, Glamorganshire
a former county of SE Wales: divided into West Glamorgan, Mid Glamorgan, and South Glamorgan in 1974; since 1996 administered by the county of Swansea and the county boroughs of Neath Port Talbot, Bridgend, Rhondda Cynon Taff, Vale of Glamorgan, Merthyr Tydfil, and part of Caerphilly


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WEST Glamorgan played host to near rivals Mid Glamorgan in the first Welsh derby for many years in division 3c of the English Badminton Inter County Championship.
COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP SPINNERS Robert Croft and Dean Cosker fought Glamorgan right back into their low-scoring Division Two clash against Middlesex on the second day at Swansea.
Replying to Gloucestershire's 466, Glamorgan crashed to 239 all out with Gidman taking four for 47.
 
 
 
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