Treboeth (pronounced: ''tree-both'') is a suburb and historical village in the

Mynydd-Bach Mynydd-Bach or Mynydd-bach is a suburban district and community in the City and County of Swansea, Wales, It falls within the coterminous Mynydd-Bach ward. The name Mynydd-Bach () refers to a small plateau, centred about north of Swansea city ...

and

Penderry Penderry () is a community and an electoral ward in the City and County of Swansea, Wales. Penderry does not have a community council. Penderry is bordered by the wards of Mynydd-Bach to the east; Cockett and Cwmbwrla to the south; and Kings ...

wards of

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, Wales. Gwyrosydd Primary School and Welsh language primary school Ysgol Gynradd Gymraeg Tirdeunaw are in Treboeth. Gwyrosydd was the

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of Treboeth-born Daniel James, author of the Welsh language hymn ''

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'', which is often sung in rugby matches, Welsh religious ceremonies and other events.Mynyddbach Chapel
The village is home to several places of worship including Caersalem Chapel, St Albans,Church In Wales
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Mynyddbach Chapel Mynyddbach Chapel is the oldest Independent chapel in Swansea, Wales. In about 1640 a group of people met on the Sabbath and on week nights to read the Scriptures and have prayer in "Cilfwnwr" farmhouse near Llangyfelach and later at "Tirdwncyn". ...

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Cwmgelli Cemetery Cwmgelli Cemetery, also known as Cwmgelly Cemetery, is a cemetery located in the Treboeth area of Swansea, Wales. The cemetery is listed on the Cadw/ICOMOS Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in Wales, where it is designat ...

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. 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. 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

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constituency of Swansea East. The local councillors for the area are Mike Lewis, Jess Pritchard and Sam Pritchard in the Myndd-bach Electoral Ward, and Mair Baker, Terry Hennegan and Erika Kirchner in the Penderry Electoral Ward

Education

There is one primary education school within Treboeth, Gwyrosydd Primary. 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 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. 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. *

* 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 *

Notable people

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, actress * Daniel James, writer of popular Welsh hymn ‘

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’ *

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, actress best known as Stacey in

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* Dewi ‘Pws’ Morris, Welsh musician, poet, actor and comedian *

Hannah Stone Hannah Stone (born 1987) is a professional Welsh harpist. Since 2007 she has performed internationally and won a number of prizes, and from 2011 to 2015 was Official Harpist to the Prince of Wales. Education Stone graduated with a Bachelor o ...

, harpist * Dame Jean Thomas, biochemist *

Ceri Rhys Matthews Ceri Rhys Matthews (born 29 May 1960) is a Welsh people, Welsh traditional musician, record producer, and teacher. Biography Matthews was born in the suburb and historical village of Treboeth, in Swansea, Wales. Educated in Welsh language, Wels ...

, folk musician and record producer *

Cynog Dafis Cynog Glyndwr Dafis (born 1 April 1938) is a Welsh politician and member of Plaid Cymru who served as the Member of Parliament for Ceredigion from 1992 to 2000, originally as a joint Plaid Cymru– Green Party MP until 1997 and then only as a ...

, former member of Parliament * Andrew Morris, gymnast * Betty Grey, table tennis player * Harry Payne, rugby player

References

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