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Glamorgan/Glamorganshire
« on: Wednesday 29 March 06 14:41 BST (UK) »
Glamorgan or Glamorganshire?!

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Re: Glamorgan/Glamorganshire
« Reply #1 on: Wednesday 29 March 06 14:50 BST (UK) »
Both.  Glamorgan is used more widely today.  I think Glamorganshire was used much more of the past.

* The names of these counties were generally formed from the names of the most populous market towns in the relevant areas, with the addition of the English "shire" (from the Anglo Saxon "scir" or "scire", a province).

The old county of Glamorganshire lost its south-eastern portion to the new County Borough of Newport and the remainder has been divided up into to new the administrative districts of Swansea, Neath Port Talbot, Bridgend, Glamorgan (District), Rhondda-Cynon-Taff, Merthyr Tydfil, Blaenau Gwent, Caerphilly and the City of Cardiff.

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Census information is Crown Copyright www.nationalarchives.gov.uk

Squire/Thomas/Williams/Bowen/Lewis/Davies/Jones/Rees/Morgan/Lloyd - Glamorgan
Lewis/Davies - Breckonshire
Davies/Roderick - Myddfai Carms
Thackwell/Thomas - Hereford/Monmouthshire
Shoemac/Squire/Keirle/Small - Somerset
Berry/Baggot/Lee/Clayton - Lancs
Yelland/Bray/Trethewey - Cornwall
Baggot/Hurley/Keaveny/Shiel/Flynn - Ireland

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Re: Glamorgan/Glamorganshire
« Reply #2 on: Wednesday 29 March 06 15:00 BST (UK) »
Just found this...

Glamorgan
Three counties of south Wales – Mid Glamorgan, South Glamorgan, and West Glamorgan – created in 1974 from the former county of Glamorganshire. All are on the Bristol Channel. In 1996 Mid Glamorgan was divided amongst Rhondda Cynon Taff, Merthyr Tydfil, Bridgend, and Vale of Glamorgan; South Glamorgan was divided amongst Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan; and West Glamorgan was divided into Neath Port Talbot and Swansea.

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Census information is Crown Copyright www.nationalarchives.gov.uk

Squire/Thomas/Williams/Bowen/Lewis/Davies/Jones/Rees/Morgan/Lloyd - Glamorgan
Lewis/Davies - Breckonshire
Davies/Roderick - Myddfai Carms
Thackwell/Thomas - Hereford/Monmouthshire
Shoemac/Squire/Keirle/Small - Somerset
Berry/Baggot/Lee/Clayton - Lancs
Yelland/Bray/Trethewey - Cornwall
Baggot/Hurley/Keaveny/Shiel/Flynn - Ireland