Mid Glamorgan
Mid Glamorgan Welsh: Morgannwg Ganol | |
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![]() Mid Glamorgan shown within Wales as a preserved county | |
Area | |
• 2003 | 781 km2 (302 sq mi) |
• 2022 | 786 km² (7th) |
Population | |
• 2022 | 444,037[1] (4th) |
History | |
• Created | 1974 |
• Abolished | 1996 |
• Succeeded by | Caerphilly Preserved county of Mid Glamorgan |
Status | Non-metropolitan county (1974–1996) Preserved county (1996–) |
Government | Mid Glamorgan County Council |
• HQ | County Hall, Cathays Park, Cardiff (extraterritorial)[2] |
![]() Coat of arms of Mid Glamorgan County Council | |
Subdivisions | |
• Type | Rhymney Valley 6. Taff-Ely |
Mid Glamorgan (Welsh: Morgannwg Ganol) is a preserved county of Wales. From 1974 until 1996 it was also an administrative county with a county council.
Mid Glamorgan was formed in 1974 under the
.It was divided into six districts:
- Cynon Valley
- Ogwr
- Merthyr Tydfil
- Rhondda
- Rhymney Valley
- Taff-Ely
Mid Glamorgan and its component districts were abolished in 1996 and the area split into the unitary authorities of Bridgend, Merthyr Tydfil, Rhondda Cynon Taf and part of Caerphilly as a result of the Local Government (Wales) Act 1994.
The communities of
The Mid Glamorgan County Council's offices were located in the Glamorgan Building (the former headquarters of Glamorgan County Council) in Cathays Park, Cardiff and also in nearby Greyfriars Road, both outside the Mid Glamorgan boundaries.
The county council's coat of arms was very similar to that of the previous council of
See also
References
- ^ "Mid-2022 population estimates by Lieutenancy areas (as at 1997) for England and Wales". Office for National Statistics. 24 May 2024. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
- ^ Blishen, Edward, ed. (1989) Junior Pears Encyclopaedia, 29th ed., Pelham Books, London.
- ^ "The Preserved Counties (Amendment to Boundaries) (Wales) Order 2003". Office of Public Sector Information. 2003-04-01. Retrieved 2010-09-11.