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{{Short description|Village in Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales}}
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| population_ref = (2011)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11129832&c=Treherbert&d=16&e=62&g=6495179&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1447761213374&enc=1|title=Community population 2011|access-date=17 November 2015}}</ref>
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'''Treherbert''' is a village and [[community (Wales)|community]] situated at the head of the [[Rhondda]] Fawr valley in the [[county borough]] of [[Rhondda Cynon Taf]], Wales. [[Historic counties of Wales|Historically]] part of [[Glamorgan]], Treherbert is a former industrial coal mining village which was at its economic peak between 1850 and 1920. Treherbert is the upper most community of the Rhondda Fawr and encompasses the districts of [[Blaencwm]], [[Blaenrhondda]], [[Tynewydd]] and [[Pen-yr-englyn]].
'''Treherbert''' ({{pronunciation|LL-Q9309 (cym)-Jason.nlw-Treherbert.wav|Welsh pronunciation|help=no}}) is a village and [[community (Wales)|community]] situated at the head of the [[Rhondda]] Fawr valley in the [[county borough]] of [[Rhondda Cynon Taf]], Wales. [[Historic counties of Wales|Historically]] part of [[Glamorgan]]. Treherbert is the upper most community of the Rhondda Fawr and encompasses the districts of [[Blaencwm]], [[Blaenrhondda]], [[Tynewydd, Rhondda Cynon Taf|Tynewydd]] and [[Pen-yr-englyn]].


===Pronunciation===
== Pronunciation ==
'Tre Herbert' is correctly pronounced 'Tree Herbert' 'Tre' loosely translated from Welsh language means 'Hamlet' . ‘Herbert’ derives from the Earls of Pembrokeshire ‘the Herberts’ and is derived originally from the Germanic lands. The fist Lord Lieutenant of Gwent being the Earl of Pembroke (Herbert).
'Tre-Herbert' or 'Tre Herbert' is correctly pronounced as in 'Tre Herbert'. 'Tre' is a mutation of the Welsh word ‘Tref’, meaning ‘town’, derived from the word for a homestead or hamlet under old Cymric law. ‘Herbert’ was the surname of the Earls of Pembroke, a dynasty of local magnates.
The name ‘Herbert’, is used variously in Wales to denote street and road names. In one particular area the word though using the original spelling ‘Tre Herbert Road’ in Monmouthshire is pronounced entirely differently. Some of the local inhabitants pronounce it thusly “Tree Harbour Road”. The exact reasons for this distortion are unclear but it is likely to be due to what is commonly known as the “Mrs Bucket’ effect”. That is to say, wary of association with a valleys’ mining town (Tre Herbert) and keen to distinguish themselves from it, the locals adopted the rather bizarre pronunciation ‘Harbour’ (or US version ‘Harbor’). Nowhere else in the English or indeed Welsh language can similar pronunciation of ‘Bert’ be found to be ‘Bour’.
The practice is best characterised as a reverse shibboleth, thus ay person correctly pronouncing the words ‘Tre Herbert Road’ can immediately be identified as outsiders and rather impolitely and erroneously corrected by residents of longer standing.


==History==
==History==
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==Transport==
==Transport==
The main road in the northerly direction out of Treherbert is the [[A4061 road|A4061 Rhigos Mountain Road]] towards [[Hirwaun]] and the [[A465 road|A465]] Heads of the Valleys Road. It was built as a relief project for unemployed miners and opened in November 1929.<ref>{{cite journal|url=http://archive.commercialmotor.com/article/19th-november-1929/46/a-swansea-appeal-disallowed|title=Expediting Traffic in Wales|work=Commercial Motor|date=19 November 1929|accessdate=5 August 2015}}</ref>
The main road in the northerly direction out of Treherbert is the [[A4061 road|A4061 Rhigos Mountain Road]] towards [[Hirwaun]] and the [[A465 road|A465]] Heads of the Valleys Road. It was built as a relief project for unemployed miners and opened in November 1929.<ref>{{cite journal|url=http://archive.commercialmotor.com/article/19th-november-1929/46/a-swansea-appeal-disallowed|title=Expediting Traffic in Wales|journal=Commercial Motor|date=19 November 1929|access-date=5 August 2015}}</ref>


===Railway===
===Railway===
[[Treherbert railway station]] is the last stop on the [[Transport for Wales Rail|Transport for Wales]] Treherbert line, which runs from the [[capital city]], [[Cardiff]]. Prior to the [[Beeching Axe|Dr Beeching]] plans in the 1960s the railway line continued from Treherbert through Tynewydd to [[Blaencwm]]. From here it turned left at Pen Pych into Blaencwm. In Blaencwm, the line descended into a single-track tunnel under Mynydd Blaengwynfi, emerging in the village of [[Blaengwynfi]] in the nearby Afan valley. The journey took approximately 8 minutes.
[[Treherbert railway station]] is the last stop on the [[Transport for Wales Rail|Transport for Wales]] [[Rhondda Line]], which runs from [[Cardiff]]. Prior to the [[Beeching Axe|Dr Beeching]] plans in the 1960s the railway line continued from Treherbert through Tynewydd to [[Blaencwm]]. From here it turned left at Pen Pych into Blaencwm. In Blaencwm, the line descended into a single-track tunnel under Mynydd Blaengwynfi, emerging in the village of [[Blaengwynfi]] in the nearby Afan valley. The journey took approximately 8 minutes.


==Sport==
==Sport==
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==Music==
==Music==
Treherbert Band is one of the longest established bands in the South Wales area. It was originally formed around 1897 as Treherbert Drum and Fife Band, later becoming a brass band associated to the Glenrhondda Colliery.
Treherbert Band is one of the longest established bands in the South Wales area. It was originally formed around 1897 as Treherbert Drum and Fife Band, later becoming a brass band associated with the Glenrhondda Colliery.{{fact|date=May 2024}} Following the closure of the colliery, the band continued but was renamed variously the Upper Rhondda Band, Treherbert & District Silver Band, Treherbert Band,{{fact|date=May 2024}} and now Treherbert & District Band.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Treherbert Band |url=http://treherbertband.weebly.com/ |access-date= |website=Treherbert Band |language=en}}</ref>

Following the closure of the colliery, the band continued but was renamed variously the Upper Rhondda Band, Treherbert & District Silver Band, Treherbert Band, and now Treherbert & District Band.

The band has enjoyed many successes in competition, at the National Eisteddfod of Wales, the Mineworkers Open, the National Championships of Great Britain and Wales' annual national competition, the Welsh Regional Championships. During the 1990s the band gained promotion from the fourth section right through to the elite Championship division, and became Welsh League Champions in 2002, Welsh Regional Champions in 2003 and Runner Up Welsh Regional Champions in 2007.

In 2011 the band became National Eisteddfod Third Division Champions, Runner Up Welsh Regional and Runner Up South Wales Miner's Eisteddfod Champions.

==Notable people==
:''See [[:Category:People from Treherbert]]''


==Notes==
==Notes==
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20080820232026/http://webapps.rhondda-cynon-taf.gov.uk/heritagetrail/rhondda/treherbert/treherbert.htm History of Treherbert at Rhondda Cynon Taf]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20080820232026/http://webapps.rhondda-cynon-taf.gov.uk/heritagetrail/rhondda/treherbert/treherbert.htm History of Treherbert at Rhondda Cynon Taf]
*[https://www.geograph.org.uk/search.php?i=2791294 www.geograph.co.uk : photos of Treherbert and surrounding area]
*[https://www.geograph.org.uk/search.php?i=2791294 www.geograph.co.uk : photos of Treherbert and surrounding area]
*[http://www.treherbertband.weebly.com website of Treherbert & District Band]


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[[Category:Communities in Rhondda Cynon Taf]]
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Population5,727 (2011)[1]
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51°40′20″N 3°31′50″W / 51.6722°N 3.5306°W / 51.6722; -3.5306

Treherbert (Welsh pronunciationⓘ) is a village and community situated at the head of the Rhondda Fawr valley in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. Historically part of Glamorgan. Treherbert is the upper most community of the Rhondda Fawr and encompasses the districts of Blaencwm, Blaenrhondda, Tynewydd and Pen-yr-englyn.

Pronunciation

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'Tre-Herbert' or 'Tre Herbert' is correctly pronounced as in 'Tre Herbert'. 'Tre' is a mutation of the Welsh word ‘Tref’, meaning ‘town’, derived from the word for a homestead or hamlet under old Cymric law. ‘Herbert’ was the surname of the Earls of Pembroke, a dynasty of local magnates.

History

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There is evidence of settlements in the Rhondda dating back to Celtic times, but prior to the Industrial Revolution and the advent of coal mining the villages of Treherbert, Tynewydd, Blaenrhondda and Blaencwm consisted of a number of isolated rural farms and scattered homesteads. In 1841 there were only 218 people residing in the 'Middle hamlet of Treherbert', which had risen to 1,203 by 1861.[2]

In August 1845, the trustees of the Marquess of Bute bought the Cwmsaerbren farm from William Davies for a fee of £11,000 to sink the first steam coal pit in the Rhondda valley. A trial pit was sunk from 1850, but progress was slow because all equipment was carried over rough tracks by horse and cart from the Taff Vale Railway's then terminus at Dinas. In April 1853 the first seam of what was called the Bute Merthyr Colliery was struck at a depth of 125 yards, and production was begun in early 1855.

Parish records showed the first use of the name Treherbert from January 1855, commemorating the Herbert earls of Pembroke, one of the ancestors of the Marquess of Bute.[3] The first 38 wagons of steam coal were transported from the newly extended Taff Vale Railway station at Gelligaled (Ystrad) to Cardiff Docks on 21 December 1855. Installation of the railway line facilitated the rapid expansion of the village, and the need to build new houses, the first rows of which were built at Bute Street, Dumfries Street, and Baglan Street.

Transport

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The main road in the northerly direction out of Treherbert is the A4061 Rhigos Mountain Road towards Hirwaun and the A465 Heads of the Valleys Road. It was built as a relief project for unemployed miners and opened in November 1929.[4]

Railway

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Treherbert railway station is the last stop on the Transport for Wales Rhondda Line, which runs from Cardiff. Prior to the Dr Beeching plans in the 1960s the railway line continued from Treherbert through Tynewydd to Blaencwm. From here it turned left at Pen Pych into Blaencwm. In Blaencwm, the line descended into a single-track tunnel under Mynydd Blaengwynfi, emerging in the village of Blaengwynfi in the nearby Afan valley. The journey took approximately 8 minutes.

Sport

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Treherbert is home to rugby union club Treherbert RFC. The team is a member of the Welsh Rugby Union and was founded by local colliers in 1879.

Treherbert also produced one of Wales' first rugby league teams, Treherbert RLFC, playing for just two seasons between 1908 and 1910.

Treherbert is also home to Welsh darts player Wayne Warren.

Music

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Treherbert Band is one of the longest established bands in the South Wales area. It was originally formed around 1897 as Treherbert Drum and Fife Band, later becoming a brass band associated with the Glenrhondda Colliery.[citation needed] Following the closure of the colliery, the band continued but was renamed variously the Upper Rhondda Band, Treherbert & District Silver Band, Treherbert Band,[citation needed] and now Treherbert & District Band.[5]

Notes

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  1. ^ "Community population 2011". Retrieved 17 November 2015.
  2. ^ Rhondda Cynon Taf Archived 2008-08-20 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ The Welsh Academy Encyclopaedia of Wales. John Davies, Nigel Jenkins, Menna Baines and Peredur Lynch (2008) pg746 ISBN 978-0-7083-1953-6
  4. ^ "Expediting Traffic in Wales". Commercial Motor. 19 November 1929. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
  5. ^ "Treherbert Band". Treherbert Band.
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