Treboeth

Population2,000−3,000 OS grid referenceSS652967Principal areaPreserved countyCountryWalesSovereign stateUnited KingdomPost townSWANSEAPostcode districtSA5Dialling code01792PoliceSouth WalesFireMid and West WalesAmbulanceWelsh UK ParliamentSenedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament 51°39′11″N 3°56′24″W / 51.653°N 3.940°W / 51.653; -3.940

Treboeth (pronounced: tree-both) is a suburb and historical village in the Mynydd-Bach and Penderry wards of Swansea, Wales.

Gwyrosydd Primary School and Welsh language primary school Ysgol Gynradd Gymraeg Tirdeunaw are in Treboeth. Gwyrosydd was the bardic name of Treboeth-born Daniel James, author of the popular Welsh language hymn Calon Lân, which is often sung in rugby matches, Welsh religious ceremonies and other events.^[1]

National Cycle Route 43 from Swansea to Builth Wells passes through the village. The village is home to several places of worship including Caersalem Chapel, St Albans,^[2] Treboeth Gospel Hall and Mynyddbach Chapel,^[3] as well as the listed Cwmgelli Cemetery.

One theory for the origin of the name is Welsh tre (meaning town) and boeth (a mutation of poeth which means hot), referring to the large-scale burning that was involved in the clearing of the land for settlement.^[4]

Another is that Treboeth is a corruption of Tri-bwthyn which translates to Three Cottages, a reference to the original hamlet of ancient cottages along Llangyfelach Road.^{[citation needed]}

In 1556 parcels of land were titled Dree Boeth, and by 1799 a map of Swansea titled the area Treboth, which is how present day inhabitants pronounce the name, rather than Treboeth.

The area sits within the Westminster Parliamentary area of Swansea West after boundary changes in 2024, and within the Senedd constituency of Swansea East.

The local councillors for the area are Mike Lewis, Jess Pritchard and Sam Pritchard in the Myndd-bach Electoral Ward,^[5] and Mair Baker, Terry Hennegan and Erika Kirchner in the Penderry Electoral Ward^[6]

Portrait	Name	Party	Seat
	Torsten Bell	Labour	MP for Swansea West (UK Parliament constituency)
	Mike Hedges	Labour and Co-operative	MS for Swansea East (Senedd constituency)
	Tom Giffard	Conservative	Regional MS for Swansea West (Senedd constituency)
	Altaf Hussain	Conservative	Regional MS for Swansea West (Senedd constituency)
	Sioned Williams	Plaid Cymru	Regional MS for Swansea West (Senedd constituency)
	Luke Fletcher	Plaid Cymru	Regional MS for Swansea West (Senedd constituency)

There is one primary education school within Treboeth, Gwyrosydd Primary.^[7] The school is named after Daniel James who was known by his bardic name Gwyrosydd.

In 2012, the local community school, Daniel James Community School, closed^[8] after a damning report of the school's management and function which resulted in the resignation of the headmaster and deputy headmaster, and the school being placed under special improvement measures. As there was no improvement, it closed its doors to all pupils and existing pupils were transferred to other local secondary education schools within Swansea, many having to travel as far as three miles to Bishop Gore School in Sketty. ^[9]

There are a number of schools in the neighbouring areas of Treboeth which educate in the mediums of English and Welsh.

The village is home to a number of local landmarks.

• Mynyddbach Chapel
• Treboeth Gospel Hall
• St Albans
• Caersalem Chapel
• Allt-y-Screch House
• The Kings Head
• The Eagle Inn
• The Morning Star Cottage (Y Bwthyn Seren Fore), a 15th-century cottage
• Cwmgelli Cemetery

	Name	Notable for
	Catherine Zeta-Jones	Actress
	Daniel James	Hymn writer
	Joanna Page	Actress
	Hannah Stone	Royal Harpist
	Dame Jean Thomas	Biochemist
	Ceri Rhys Matthews	Traditional folk musician and record producer
	Cynog Dafis	Former Member of Parliament for Ceredigion
	Andrew Morris	Welsh & British gymnastic title winner & Olympian
	Betty Grey	Table tennis player
	Harry Payne	National Rugby player
	William Thomas	Owner of the dog Swansea Jack