Trebanos
Trebanos
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|---|---|
  Trebanos Location within Neath Port Talbot | |
| OS grid reference | SN721040 |
| Principal area | |
| Preserved county | |
| Country | Wales |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | SWANSEA |
| Postcode district | SA8 |
| Dialling code | 01792 |
| Police | South Wales |
| Fire | Mid and West Wales |
| Ambulance | Welsh |
| UK Parliament | |
Trebanos (Welsh: Trebannws) is a village in the Swansea Valley, Wales. With Craig Trebanos and a part of Pontardawe, it forms the Trebanos electoral ward in the Neath Port Talbot county borough.
Controversy and opposition concerning the South Wales Gas Pipeline passing through the village led to media attention for the village and a protest camp in 2006 and 2007.[1]
Name
[edit]The village's name in standard Welsh is 'Trebannws'. But in the Welsh-language dialect of the area, there is a tendency to pronounce the final vowel as an 'o'. This has given rise to the form 'Trebanos', which is the form usually used in English.[citation needed]
Education
[edit]A Welsh-medium primary school, Ysgol Gynradd Gymraeg Trebanos, is located in the village.[2]
Sport
[edit]Trebanos is home to the rugby union club Trebanos RFC. Founded in 1887, as of May 2025 it plays in the WRU Championship West league.[3]
Notable residents
[edit]Notable people from Trebanos include rugby union players Bleddyn Bowen, who captained Wales to the 1988 Triple Crown;[4] Robert Jones, who was capped for Wales 54 times and helped win the 1988 Triple Crown;[5] fly-half Arwel Thomas, who was capped for Wales 23 times;[6] and openside flanker Justin Tipuric.[7]
Greg Thomas, a first-class cricketer and fast bowler, was born in Trebanos.[8]
Actress Harriet Lewis, who played Maggie Post in the Welsh soap opera Pobol y Cwm, was born in Trebanos.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ "Controversial gas pipe completed". 27 November 2007. Retrieved 19 May 2025.
- ^ "YGG Trebannws catchment area and reviews | School Guide". schoolguide.co.uk. Retrieved 19 May 2025.
- ^ "WRU Championship Table - Rugby Union". BBC Sport. 12 May 2025. Retrieved 19 May 2025.
- ^ Team, The Rugby Paper (8 September 2015). "My life in Rugby: Bleddyn Bowen – former Wales captain and Swansea centre". The Rugby Paper. Retrieved 19 May 2025.
- ^ Team, The Rugby Paper (7 March 2013). "My Life in Rugby: Robert Jones – former Lions, Wasps and Swansea scrum-half". The Rugby Paper. Retrieved 19 May 2025.
- ^ rmercer (28 August 2009). "Thomas named as All Blacks captain". Welsh Rugby Union | Club & Community. Retrieved 19 May 2025.
- ^ "Justin Tipuric: The Wales great with the blue cap and a golden touch". BBC Sport. 21 May 2023. Retrieved 19 May 2025.
- ^ "Greg Thomas". Glamorgan Cricket website. Retrieved 14 April 2013.
- ^ "BBC News | WALES | Veteran soap opera actress dies". news.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 19 May 2025.