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Treboeth

Coordinates: 51°39′11″N 3°56′24″W / 51.653°N 3.940°W / 51.653; -3.940
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For the suburb of Chester with Welsh name Treboeth, see Handbridge.

Treboeth
Village
Treboeth is located in Swansea
Treboeth
Treboeth
Location within Swansea
Population2,000−3,000 
OS grid referenceSS652967
Principal area
Preserved county
CountryWales
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townSWANSEA
Postcode districtSA5
Dialling code01792
PoliceSouth Wales
FireMid and West Wales
AmbulanceWelsh
UK Parliament
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament
List of places
UK
Wales
Swansea
51°39′11″N 3°56′24″W / 51.653°N 3.940°W / 51.653; -3.940

Treboeth (pronounced: tree-both) is a suburb and historical village in the Mynydd-Bach and Penderry wards of Swansea, Wales.

Gwyrosydd Primary School and Welsh language primary school Ysgol Gynradd Gymraeg Tirdeunaw are in Treboeth. Gwyrosydd was the bardic name of Treboeth-born Daniel James, author of the popular Welsh language hymn Calon Lân, which is often sung in rugby matches, Welsh religious ceremonies and other events.[1]

National Cycle Route 43 from Swansea to Builth Wells passes through the village. The village is home to several places of worship including Caersalem Chapel, St Albans,[2] Treboeth Gospel Hall and Mynyddbach Chapel,[3] as well as the listed Cwmgelli Cemetery.

Naming and origins

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One theory for the origin of the name is Welsh tre (meaning town) and boeth (a mutation of poeth which means hot), referring to the large-scale burning that was involved in the clearing of the land for settlement.[4]

Another is that Treboeth is a corruption of Tri-bwthyn which translates to Three Cottages, a reference to the original hamlet of ancient cottages along Llangyfelach Road.[citation needed]

In 1556 parcels of land were titled Dree Boeth, and by 1799 a map of Swansea titled the area Treboth, which is how present day inhabitants pronounce the name, rather than Treboeth.

Politics

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The area sits within the Westminster Parliamentary area of Swansea West after boundary changes in 2024, and within the Senedd constituency of Swansea East.

The local councillors for the area are Mike Lewis, Jess Pritchard and Sam Pritchard in the Myndd-bach Electoral Ward,[5] and Mair Baker, Terry Hennegan and Erika Kirchner in the Penderry Electoral Ward[6]

Portrait Name Party Seat
Torsten Bell Labour MP for Swansea West (UK Parliament constituency)
Mike Hedges Labour and Co-operative MS for Swansea East (Senedd constituency)
Tom Giffard Conservative Regional MS for Swansea West (Senedd constituency)
Altaf Hussain Conservative Regional MS for Swansea West (Senedd constituency)
Sioned Williams Plaid Cymru Regional MS for Swansea West (Senedd constituency)
Luke Fletcher Plaid Cymru Regional MS for Swansea West (Senedd constituency)

Education

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There is one primary education school within Treboeth, Gwyrosydd Primary.[7] The school is named after Daniel James who was known by his bardic name Gwyrosydd.

In 2012, the local community school, Daniel James Community School, closed[8] after a damning report of the school's management and function which resulted in the resignation of the headmaster and deputy headmaster, and the school being placed under special improvement measures. As there was no improvement, it closed its doors to all pupils and existing pupils were transferred to other local secondary education schools within Swansea, many having to travel as far as three miles to Bishop Gore School in Sketty. [9]

There are a number of schools in the neighbouring areas of Treboeth which educate in the mediums of English and Welsh.

Landmarks

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The village is home to a number of local landmarks.

  • Mynyddbach Chapel
  • Treboeth Gospel Hall
  • St Albans
  • Caersalem Chapel
  • Allt-y-Screch House
  • The Kings Head
  • The Eagle Inn
  • The Morning Star Cottage (Y Bwthyn Seren Fore), a 15th-century cottage
  • Cwmgelli Cemetery

Notable people and personalities

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Name Notable for
Catherine Zeta-Jones Actress
Daniel James Hymn writer
Joanna Page Actress
Hannah Stone Royal Harpist
Dame Jean Thomas Biochemist
Ceri Rhys Matthews Traditional folk musician and record producer
Cynog Dafis Former Member of Parliament for Ceredigion
Andrew Morris Welsh & British gymnastic title winner & Olympian
Betty Grey Table tennis player
Harry Payne National Rugby player
William Thomas Owner of the dog Swansea Jack

References

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  1. ^ Mynyddbach Chapel Archived 2013-06-24 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Church In Wales
  3. ^ Genuki Chapels
  4. ^ "History Of Treboeth And The Scwt - Treboeth History Group". treboethhistorygroup.com. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
  5. ^ "Councillor details - Mike Lewis". Swansea. 7 August 2024. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
  6. ^ "Councillor details - Mair Baker". Swansea. 7 August 2024. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
  7. ^ "Gwyrosydd Primary School". Swansea. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
  8. ^ "Daniel James Community School - GOV.UK". get-information-schools.service.gov.uk. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
  9. ^ "Swansea pupils march over Daniel James School threat". BBC News. 12 November 2010. Retrieved 7 August 2024.


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