West Glamorgan

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West Glamorgan is a former county in south Wales that included industrial and coastal towns such as Swansea and Port Talbot.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf former administrative county
preserved county
borders Breconshire
surface form: Brecknockshire

Carmarthenshire
Dyfed
Mid Glamorgan
capital Swansea
category Former counties of Wales
Preserved counties of Wales
ceremonialLordLieutenantTitle Lord-Lieutenant of West Glamorgan
surface form: Lord Lieutenant of West Glamorgan
contains Gower Peninsula
Neath
Port Talbot
Swansea
country United Kingdom
Wales
createdFrom Glamorgan
dateAbolishedAsAdministrativeCounty 1996-04-01
dateEstablished 1974-04-01
governmentType non-metropolitan county (1974–1996)
hasCoastlineOn Bristol Channel
hasIndustrialCentre Port Talbot
Swansea
hasLargestTown Swansea
hasPort Port Talbot Docks
surface form: Port Talbot docks

Port of Swansea
hasRuralArea Gower Peninsula
hasTransportInfrastructure M4 motorway
hasUrbanArea Swansea
surface form: Swansea urban area
historicCountyContext part of the historic county of Glamorgan
knownFor Gower beaches
coastal scenery
heavy industry
steel production
language English
Welsh
legislatedBy Local Government Act 1972
locatedIn South Wales (region of Wales)
surface form: south Wales
partOf Wales
region West Wales
surface form: South West Wales
sovereignState United Kingdom
statusAfter1996 preserved county for ceremonial purposes
successorAdministrativeUnit City and County of Swansea
County Borough of Neath Port Talbot
surface form: Neath Port Talbot County Borough
timeZone Europe/London

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Neath Cricket Club region West Glamorgan
Goytre region West Glamorgan
this entity surface form: West Glamorgan (preserved county)
Goytre lieutenancyArea West Glamorgan
Goytre ceremonialCounty West Glamorgan
Knelston region West Glamorgan
this entity surface form: West Glamorgan (historic county)
Clydach hasRegion West Glamorgan
this entity surface form: West Glamorgan (historic)
Pontardawe region West Glamorgan
this entity surface form: West Glamorgan (preserved county)
Glynneath ceremonialCounty West Glamorgan
Cwmafan lieutenancyArea West Glamorgan
Bryncoch region West Glamorgan
this entity surface form: West Glamorgan (ceremonial county)
County of Glamorgan succeededBy West Glamorgan
Blaengwrach locatedInRegion West Glamorgan
this entity surface form: West Glamorgan (historic county)
Aberdulais region West Glamorgan
Cwmgwrach region West Glamorgan
Cwmgwrach ceremonialCounty West Glamorgan
Clydach, Glamorganshire, Wales region West Glamorgan
this entity surface form: West Glamorgan (preserved county)
Morriston region West Glamorgan
Sketty withinCeremonialCounty West Glamorgan
Sketty withinLieutenancyArea West Glamorgan
Gowerton locatedInRegion West Glamorgan
this entity surface form: West Glamorgan (historic county)
Killay region West Glamorgan
this entity surface form: West Glamorgan (historic)
Mawr locatedInRegion West Glamorgan
Cockett region West Glamorgan
Townhill region West Glamorgan
this entity surface form: West Glamorgan (historic)
Llansamlet hasLieutenancyArea West Glamorgan
Bonymaen hasLieutenancyArea West Glamorgan
Landore region West Glamorgan
this entity surface form: West Glamorgan (ceremonial county)
Plasmarl region West Glamorgan
this entity surface form: West Glamorgan (historic county)
Dunvant region West Glamorgan
Dunvant ceremonialCounty West Glamorgan
Craig Cefn Parc region West Glamorgan
this entity surface form: West Glamorgan (historic)
Clase lieutenancyArea West Glamorgan
Gower county West Glamorgan
subject surface form: Gower (UK Parliament constituency)
Gorseinon region West Glamorgan
Gorseinon lieutenancyArea West Glamorgan
Waunarlwydd region West Glamorgan
Waunarlwydd ceremonialCounty West Glamorgan
Ravenhill partOfLieutenancyArea West Glamorgan
Hafod region West Glamorgan
this entity surface form: West Glamorgan (historic county)