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Vale of Glamorgan

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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

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