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Vale of Glamorgan
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Vale of Glamorgan

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Locator map for the Welsh administrative region of Vale of Glamorgan.

Unitary authority in south Wales, created in 1996 from parts of the former counties of Mid Glamorgan and South Glamorgan.

Area

337 sq km/130 sq mi

Towns

Barry (administrative headquarters), Penarth

Physical

lowland area

Features

Comeston Lake and Medieval Village, Fonmon castle (17th century), Beaupre Castle (12th and 16th centuries), Dyffryn Gardens, Penarth Pier, Barry Island and Waterfront, Glamorgan Heritage Coast Conservation Area

Agriculture

sheep farming, cattle, varied agriculture

Population

(2001) 119,300

Cardiff Airport is situated near the coast at Roose, west of Barry.



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