Trefforest
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Trefforest is a small village to the south-east of Pontypridd, Glamorgan, Wales situated in the Treforest ward along with the village of Glyntaff.
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[edit] Transport
Trefforest has one railway station, Trefforest. (Trefforest Estate is in The Willowford area between Ton-Teg and Nantgarw). The station is located on the Merthyr and Rhondda lines.
[edit] Education
Trefforest is home to two primary schools, Parc Lewis and St. Michael's, though a third school, Trefforest Primary, closed in 2006 despite the petitions from parents, governors and local councillor as a result of a process commenced by the 1999-2004 administration on the Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council. The University of Glamorgan's Trefforest campus is located in the village.
[edit] Culture
The population of Trefforest consists substantially of students living away from home, who often leave the village during the summer months and return in the new academic year. There are regular parties held by students and a number of pubs and clubs at which both short-term and long-term residents drink at. Torchwood and the popular bbc program Doctor Who is also filmed in an old factory in trefforest. However its offical whereabouts are unknown. Many believe it to be filmed near one of the petrol stations. Trefforest is also the birthplace of singer and 1960s and 1970s sex symbol, Tom Jones, who was born in at 57 Kingsland Terrace in the village.
[edit] Places of worship
A number of places of worship exist in Trefforest, meeting the requirements of the diverse faiths in the village. The University of Glamorgan offers a Chaplaincy service, which occasionally provides services in conjuction with Castle Square United Reformed Church located in castle Street. Other Christian churches in the village include St Dyfrig's Roman Catholic Church off Broadway and Calvary Baptist Church off Wood Road.
[edit] External links
- Map sources for Trefforest
