Swansea is now a City and County which extends northwards and westwards from the city itself, encompassing the the Gower Peninsula and ....
Before gaining its present status in 1996, the area was part of the County of West Glamorgan (1974-96) and the County of Glamorgan (1536-1974). In addition to the city, it includes the districts and rural districts of Gower ( ), Lliw Valley ( ), Oystermouth ( ) ...
The City and County of Swansea ....
Gower Rural District existed from 1894 to 1974.
West Glamorgan was an administrative county from 1974 to 1996, and is still a "preserved county".
The marcher Lordship of Gower was absorbed into county of Glamorgan in 1536.
Lliw Valey was a district in the County of West Glamorgan from 1974 to 1996
