Glamorgan is the most populous of the old Welsh counties with around 1,220,000 peopleIt is the second largest in size after CarmarthenshireIt includes the cities of Cardiff and Swansea, the industrial valleys, and the Vale of GlamorganThe name Glamorgan was introduced by the Normans, who took possession of the principality of Morgannwg in 1091The county was officially created by Henry VIII in 1536 and survived as a political unit until 1974Glamorgan was then divided into three council areas - Mid, South and West Glamorgan - which survived until 1996The name appears on the present day political map of Wales courtesy of the Vale of Glamorgan councilGlamorgan is the only Welsh team in cricket's County ChampionshipThanks to GeogData for statistics from the National Gazetteer of Wales
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Hywel George
You think Glamorgan started when the Normans came, they were here before 1091.
Steve Maitland Thomas from Porthcawl
The name Glamorgan probably derives from 'Gwlad Morgan' or 'Land of Morgan'. Until Tudor times, Margam was called 'Morgan', in honour of the great king who had held his court there. Finds of rare imported 5th century cone beakers confirm a wealthy elite living in Margam after the fall of the Roman Empire in Britain. Nearby in Porthcawl, legends tell of a Welsh prince who lived in the abandoned Roman villa at Dan-y-Graig. He had a son named Glywys, after whom nearby Clevis Hill is named. Coincidentally, this was also the name of the man who was said to have drawn Wales together when the Romans left, and is acknowledged to be the first Welsh prince.
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