Treboeth

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Treboeth
Village
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Treboeth
Location within Swansea
Population2,000−3,000 
OS grid reference SS652967
Principal area
Preserved county
Country Wales
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town SWANSEA
Postcode district SA5
Dialling code 01792
Police South Wales
Fire Mid and West Wales
Ambulance Welsh
UK Parliament
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament
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Swansea
51°39′11″N3°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.

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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 Welsh language hymn Calon Lân , which is often sung in rugby matches, Welsh religious ceremonies and other events. [1]

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

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

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]

PortraitNamePartySeat
Official portrait of Torsten Bell MP crop 2.jpg Torsten Bell Labour MP for Swansea West (UK Parliament constituency)
Mike Hedges AM (28170821805).jpg Mike Hedges Labour and Co-operativeMS for Swansea East (Senedd constituency)
Tom-giffard.jpg Tom Giffard Conservative Regional MS for Swansea West (Senedd constituency)
Altaf Hussain (Welsh politician) (cropped).jpg Altaf Hussain Conservative Regional MS for Swansea West (Senedd constituency)
Sioned-williams (cropped).jpg Sioned Williams Plaid Cymru Regional MS for Swansea West (Senedd constituency)
Luke-fletcher (cropped).jpg Luke Fletcher Plaid Cymru Regional MS for Swansea West (Senedd constituency)

Education

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

The village is home to a number of local landmarks.

Notable people and personalities

NameNotable for
Catherine Zeta-Jones VF 2012 Shankbone.jpg Catherine Zeta-Jones Actress
Daniel James Hymn writer
Joanna Page Actress
Hannah Stone Royal Harpist
Dame Jean Thomas Biochemist
Welshbagpipe.jpg Ceri Rhys Matthews Traditional folk musician and record producer
Cynog Dafis yn annerch y dorf Climate Strike, Aberystwyth (cropped).jpg Cynog Dafis Former Member of Parliament for Ceredigion
Andrew Morris Gymnastic title winner & Olympian
Betty Grey Table tennis player
Harry Payne National Rugby player
Swansea Jack 20190924 135507 (48787817322).jpg William ThomasOwner of the dog Swansea Jack

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References

  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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