Trebanos

infobox UK place
country = Wales
welsh_name=
constituency_welsh_assembly=
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official_name= Trebanos
latitude= 51.711
longitude= -3.865
unitary_wales= Neath Port Talbot
lieutenancy_wales= West Glamorgan
constituency_westminster= Neath
post_town= NEATH
postcode_district = SA8
postcode_area= SA
dial_code= 01792
os_grid_reference= SN721040
population= 1,397 [ [http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=3&b=5939624&c=trebanos&d=14&e=16&g=418141&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1213312076670&enc=1 Office for National Statistics, 2002] ]

Trebanos ( _cy. Trebannws) is a village in the Swansea Valley, Wales. It forms, together with Craig Trebanos and a part of Pontardawe, the Trebanos electoral ward of 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.

Education

Primary Schools

Trebanos Welsh Primary School

Sport and leisure

Trebanos is home to local rugby union club Trebanos RFC, a team founded in 1887 which is a member of the Welsh Rugby Union.

Notable reidents

Notable people from Trebanos include rugby union player 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, and Fly-half Arwel Thomas who was capped for Wales 23 times.

References

External links

* [http://www.neath-porttalbot.gov.uk/members/area.cfm?area=TRE NPT - Trebanos Councillor]
* [http://www.geograph.org.uk/search.php?i=2764169 www.geograph.co.uk : photos of Trebanos and surrounding area]