Trebanos

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Trebanos
Trebanos (United Kingdom)
Trebanos

Trebanos shown within the United Kingdom
Population 1,397[1]
OS grid reference SN721040
Principal area Neath Port Talbot
Ceremonial county West Glamorgan
Constituent country Wales
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town NEATH
Postcode district SA8
Dialling code 01792
Police South Wales
Fire Mid and West Wales
Ambulance Welsh
European Parliament Wales
UK Parliament Neath
List of places: UKWalesNeath Port Talbot

Coordinates: 51°42′40″N 3°51′54″W / 51.711, -3.865

Trebanos (Welsh: Trebannws) is a village in the Swansea Valley, South 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.

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[edit] Education

Primary Schools

Trebanos Welsh Primary School

[edit] 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.

[edit] 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.

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