Field beside the Hoddnant - Boverton

Image: © Mick Lobb Taken: 26 Feb 2011

Part of the settlement of Trebeferad can be seen on the skyline to the right.This was established under the Land Settlement Scheme of 1936 and described as a '600 acre jewel in the crown of the Welsh Land Settlement Association'. It provided employment and a healthier outlook for between 60-70 unemployed miners and their families during the years of the depression of the 1930's. Pigs, sheep and poultry were kept by those working here and there was a thriving market gardening enterprise. Crops cultivated included spring cabbage, peas, carrots, brussels sprouts and fruit such as strawberries. Three acres of glasshouses were also provided for the production of tomatoes. Produce was primarily sold locally but also as far afield as the west-country. Sixty houses were provided for families and planned in a garden village style, the architect being Alwyn Lloyd who based it on plans adopted by the Welsh Garden Cities Association who campaigned for better housing for the people of Wales.

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