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Trebanos

Village in Neath Port Talbot, Wales

Summary

Village in Neath Port Talbot, Wales

FieldValue
countryWales
welsh_nameTrebannws
official_nameTrebanos
coordinates
unitary_walesNeath Port Talbot
lieutenancy_walesWest Glamorgan
constituency_westminsterBrecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe,
post_townSWANSEA
postcode_districtSA8
postcode_areaSA
dial_code01792
os_grid_referenceSN721040

Trebanos () 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.

Name

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.

Education

A Welsh-medium primary school, Ysgol Gynradd Gymraeg Trebanos, is located in the village.

Sport

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.

Notable residents

Notable people from Trebanos include rugby union players Bleddyn Bowen, who captained Wales to the 1988 Triple Crown; Robert Jones, who was capped for Wales 54 times and helped win the 1988 Triple Crown; fly-half Arwel Thomas, who was capped for Wales 23 times; and openside flanker Justin Tipuric.

Greg Thomas, a first-class cricketer and fast bowler, was born in Trebanos.

Actress Harriet Lewis, who played Maggie Post in the Welsh soap opera Pobol y Cwm, was born in Trebanos.

References

References

  1. (July 2024). "Location of Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe".
  2. (2007-11-27). "Controversial gas pipe completed".
  3. "YGG Trebannws catchment area and reviews {{!}} School Guide".
  4. (2025-05-12). "WRU Championship Table - Rugby Union".
  5. Team, The Rugby Paper. (2015-09-08). "My life in Rugby: Bleddyn Bowen – former Wales captain and Swansea centre".
  6. Team, The Rugby Paper. (2013-03-07). "My Life in Rugby: Robert Jones – former Lions, Wasps and Swansea scrum-half".
  7. rmercer. (2009-08-28). "Thomas named as All Blacks captain".
  8. (2023-05-21). "Justin Tipuric: The Wales great with the blue cap and a golden touch". BBC Sport.
  9. "Greg Thomas". Glamorgan Cricket website.
  10. "BBC News {{!}} WALES {{!}} Veteran soap opera actress dies".
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