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Coordinates: 51°39′11″N 3°56′56″W / 51.65302°N 3.94878°W
Treboeth
Treboeth shown within SwanseaOS grid reference SS652967 Principal area Swansea Ceremonial county West Glamorgan 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 EU Parliament Wales UK Parliament Swansea East Welsh Assembly Swansea East List of places: UK • Wales • Swansea Treboeth is a village in the Mynydd-Bach ward of Swansea, West Glamorgan, Wales.
Gwyrosydd Primary School is located in Treboeth. The local secondary school is the Daniel James Community School. The school is named after the bardic name of Daniel James, author of Calon Lân, a popular Welsh hymn traditionally sung at test matches involving the national rugby team.
The Swansea-Builth Wells National Cycle Route 43 passes through the village.
The village is home to several places of worship including Caersalem Chapel, St. Albans and Treboeth Gospel Hall. The three churches join together every year for the Easter March through the village and other events throughout the year and are joined by Penlan Methodists and Cornerstone Church.
The Kings Head, The Eagle and The Welcome Inn are three popular inns which are situated on the main road which runs through the village.
Notable people
- Catherine Zeta-Jones, Academy Award-winning actress and wife of Michael Douglas was born in Treboeth.
- Daniel James, the Welsh hymn writer.
- Joanna Page, Gavin and Stacey Actress.
- Hannah Stone, Royal Harpist
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