The little hamlet of Glamorgan was situated on the boundary between Cavan and Manvers on the south side of Manvers by Highway 115. Burke’s Pond and Summer Resort was developed about 1925. Prior to that time this property was believed to be the summer retreat for Sir John A. Macdonald, Canada’s first prime minister. Glamorgan served as the rural community hub for Manvers, Cavan, Clarke and Hope Townships. The area was heavily forested with white pine trees which were harvested by the settlers and shipped to England. What the settlers found was very sandy soil and of little use for growing many crops. The soil also easily eroded, thus planting of the Ganaraska forest which today is well used for recreation purposes. Because of the sandy soil the Porter, Morton, Todd, Syers, Fallis and Wood families grew potatoes and Van Dam’s grew tobacco. Today only potatoes are grown.
Trinity the Marsh Anglican Church is all that still is visible of this community. Although the church is situated in Cavan Township, worshippers from the general area used this building. The church celebrated its 100th anniversary in 1976. Trinity the Marsh was so named because of the wetland surrounding the church. James Fallis donated the land. The land was eventually drained leaving sandy soil.
Early families included Wood, Porter, Fallis, Morton, Patton, Powell, Powers, Cracker, Kinsman.