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Sennybridge

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Sennybridge is a village in Powys, Mid Wales, situated some from Cardiff and from Swansea. It lies west of Brecon on the A40 trunk road to Llandovery, at the point where the River Senni flows into the Usk. It is in the community of Maescar (...) (from Wikipedia)

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Sennybridge is a sheep and cattle market town. It has developed since the road to Llandovery was built and since the Neath-Brecon railway was completed in the 1800's.

Castell Du, across the Senni, was a 14th century keep where the
Fforest Far constable had hunting offenders imprisoned. Scottish
farmers, owners of large sheepwalks after the enclosure of the Great
Forest started the sheep sales in the early 1800's.
In Sennybridge there are 2 garages and pubs along with various shops, a Post Office and an excellent pottery.
Sennybridge
is within easy reach of the Porth-yr-Ogof Caves, Dan-yr-Ogof Caves the
award winning showcaves, dinosaur park, dry ski slope, Aberglasney
House, Dinefwr Gardens, Middleton Hall, pony trekking and the waterfall
country at Ystradfellte renown for the many scenic walks beside the
water-falls.
Sennybridge is situated where the River Senni
flows into the River Usk, about 8 miles west of Brecon, 16 miles from
Ystradgynlais and 12 miles from Llandovery on the northern edge of the Brecon
Beacons National Park. There are is still largely
agricultural, open hills and mountains or forestry based and there are
fine opportunities for horse riding, bird watching, and walking in the Brecon
Beacons National Park. It has a bilingual school,
doctor's surgery and many pubs and places to eat. There are a variety of
shops in the village including newsagents, garages, café, crafts, mini
supermarkets and a livestock market.
There are bus connections for the train station at Llandovery,
Swansea, Shrewsbury and Cardiff. It has good road links with the M4
motorway, and is approximately 45 minutes from the nearest junction. The
two airports which are situated at Swansea and Cardiff have good
connections with the transport system and are easily reached. There are
two public schools, a secondary modern school and a college within 15
minutes travel by road. Sennybridge Resource Centre acts as an outreach
centre for Coleg Powys.
The village has a ruined castle which stands on the west
bank of the Senni and is believed to have been constructed during the
13th century, once used as a prison by the keepers of Fforest Fawr.
Defynnog has an interesting 15th century village church which was
formerly the centre of a large parish. The font inside the church bears
the only RUNIC inscription in Wales, in the churchyard stands one of the
oldest yew trees in the United Kingdom.