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Sennybridge Training Area (SENTA)
Sennybridge
The Drovers Arms, now owned by the MoD
Sennybridge Training Area (SENTA) is located in Powys
Sennybridge Training Area (SENTA)
Sennybridge Training Area (SENTA)
Location within Powys
Coordinates52°03′07″N 3°33′32″W / 52.05194°N 3.55889°W / 52.05194; -3.55889
TypeTraining Area
Site information
OwnerMinistry of Defence
OperatorSennybridge Training Area British Army
Controlled byDefence Infrastructure Organisation[1]
Site history
Built1939
Built forWar Office
In use1939-Present

The Sennybridge Training Area (SENTA) is a UK Ministry of Defence military training area near the village of Sennybridge in Powys, Wales. It consists of approximately 12,545 ha (31,000 acres) of Ministry of Defence freehold land and 2,428 ha (6,000 acres) of land leased from Forest Enterprise.[2]

Danger sign above Cwm Graig Ddu

The training area is the third largest military training area in the United Kingdom.[1] It covers 19 km (12 mi) south west to north east and 8 km (5 mi) south east to north west.[1] It lies to the north of the Brecon Beacons National Park on Mynydd Eppynt.[3] The site was acquired by the War Office in 1939.[4]

  1. ^ a b c Defence Training Estates -About (Website accessed: 22/08/10)
  2. ^ MoD - About Defence (website accessed: 22/08/10)
  3. ^ Sennybridge Tourist Information (website accessed: 22/08/10)
  4. ^ "Sennybridge Training Area" (PDF). Retrieved 11 January 2015.

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