Trebanos
Village in Neath Port Talbot, Wales
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Trebanos (Welsh: Trebannws) is a village in the Swansea Valley, Wales. With Craig Trebanos and a part of Pontardawe, it forms the Trebanos electoral ward in the Neath Port Talbot county borough.
Trebanos
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  Trebanos Location within Neath Port Talbot | |
| OS grid reference | SN721040 |
| Principal area | |
| Preserved county | |
| Country | Wales |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | SWANSEA |
| Postcode district | SA8 |
| Dialling code | 01792 |
| Police | South Wales |
| Fire | Mid and West Wales |
| Ambulance | Welsh |
| UK Parliament | |
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.[2]
Name
The village's name in standard Welsh is 'Trebannws'. But in the Welsh-language dialect of the area, there is a tendency to pronounce the final vowel as an 'o'. This has given rise to the form 'Trebanos', which is the form usually used in English.[citation needed]
Education
A Welsh-medium primary school, Ysgol Gynradd Gymraeg Trebanos, is located in the village.[3]
Sport
Trebanos is home to the rugby union club Trebanos RFC. Founded in 1887, as of May 2025 it plays in the WRU Championship West league.[4]
Notable residents
Notable people from Trebanos include rugby union players Bleddyn Bowen, who captained Wales to the 1988 Triple Crown;[5] Robert Jones, who was capped for Wales 54 times and helped win the 1988 Triple Crown;[6] fly-half Arwel Thomas, who was capped for Wales 23 times;[7] and openside flanker Justin Tipuric.[8]
Greg Thomas, a first-class cricketer and fast bowler, was born in Trebanos.[9]
Actress Harriet Lewis, who played Maggie Post in the Welsh soap opera Pobol y Cwm, was born in Trebanos.[10]