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'{{infobox UK place |country = Wales |welsh_name= |static_image=Treherbert Bute Street.JPG |static_image_width=250px |static_image_caption=Bute Street, Treherbert (2008) |constituency_welsh_assembly= [[Rhondda (National Assembly for Wales constituency)|Rhondda]] |map_type= |official_name= Treherbert |coordinates = {{coord|51.6722|-3.5306|display=inline,title}} | population = 5,727 | 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|accessdate=17 November 2015}}</ref> |unitary_wales= [[Rhondda Cynon Taf]] |lieutenancy_wales= [[Mid Glamorgan]] |constituency_westminster= [[Rhondda (UK Parliament constituency)|Rhondda]] |post_town= [[Treorchy]] |postcode_district = CF42 5 |postcode_area= CF |dial_code= 01443 |os_grid_reference= SS936985 }} '''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]]. ==History== There is evidence of settlements in the Rhondda dating back to [[Celt]]ic 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.<ref>[http://webapps.rhondda-cynon-taf.gov.uk/heritagetrail/rhondda/treherbert/Treherbert.htm Rhondda Cynon Taf<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080820232026/http://webapps.rhondda-cynon-taf.gov.uk/heritagetrail/rhondda/treherbert/treherbert.htm |date=2008-08-20 }}</ref> 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 Rhondda railway station|Dinas]]. In April 1853 the first seam of what was called the [[Bute Merthyr Colliery]] was struck at a depth of 125&nbsp;yards, and production was begun in early 1855. Parish records showed the first use of the name Treherbert from January 1855, commemorating the [[Earl of Pembroke#Herbert|Herbert earls of Pembroke]], one of the ancestors of the [[Marquess of Bute]].<ref>''The Welsh Academy Encyclopaedia of Wales''. [[John Davies (historian)|John Davies]], [[Nigel Jenkins]], Menna Baines and Peredur Lynch (2008) pg746 {{ISBN|978-0-7083-1953-6}}</ref> 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. ==Present day== During the early 21st century many of the notable buildings of 'old' Treherbert were demolished; including Treherbert Hospital, Treherbert Police Station, Dunraven School (Tynewydd), Blaencwm School, Blaenrhondda School, Penyrenglyn Infants and Junior School, Treherbert Infants School and Libanus Chapel. The first Rhondda member for the Welsh Assembly was Treherbert born [[Geraint Davies (Plaid Cymru politician)|Geraint Davies]]. Treherbert is served by two county borough councillors sitting on Rhondda Cynon Taf CBC. They are Geraint Davies and Irene Pearce who are members of [[Plaid Cymru]] Businesses in Treherbert have also joined together to create the Treherbert Chamber of Trade, Commerce and Tourism. The group aims to help promote local business life whilst improving the community as a whole and increasing tourism to the Upper Rhondda with notable sites like PenPych Mountain. ==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> ===Railway=== [[Treherbert railway station]] is the last stop on the [[Arriva Trains 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. ==Sport== 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 Welsh darts player [[Wayne Warren]]. ==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. 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]]'' ==Bibliography== * ''[[Sean James Cameron]]'', ''Then & Now. Rhondda: From Cwmparc to Blaencwm'' * ''[[Sean James Cameron]]'', ''Rhondda Voices'' ==Notes== {{reflist}} ==External links== *[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] *[http://www.treherbertband.weebly.com website of Treherbert & District Band] {{Rhondda Cynon Taf}} {{Rhondda Valley}} [[Category:Communities in Rhondda Cynon Taf]] [[Category:Villages in Rhondda Cynon Taf]] [[Category:Rhondda Valley]]'