Upper Chapel ( cy, Capel Uchaf) is a

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in the southern part of the county of

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in mid

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. It was formerly in the county of

Brecknockshire , image_flag= , HQ= Brecon , Government= Brecknockshire County Council (1889-1974) , Origin= Brycheiniog , Status= , Start= 1535 , End= ...

. It lies on the B4520 road from

Brecon Brecon (; cy, Aberhonddu; ), archaically known as Brecknock, is a market town in Powys, mid Wales. In 1841, it had a population of 5,701. The population in 2001 was 7,901, increasing to 8,250 at the 2011 census. Historically it was the coun ...

Builth Wells Builth Wells (; cy, Llanfair-ym-Muallt) is a market town and community in the county of Powys and historic county of Brecknockshire (Breconshire), mid Wales, lying at the confluence of rivers Wye and Irfon, in the Welsh (or upper) part of ...

, in the valley of the

River Honddu The River Honddu ( cy, Afon Honddu) (pronounced ''hon-thee'') is a river in the Black Mountains within the Brecon Beacons National Park, southeast Wales. Early recorded versions of the name are of the form ''Hothenei'' and ''hodni'' which are be ...

. The south-flowing Honddu cuts deeply into the uplands of

Mynydd Epynt Mynydd Epynt () is a former community and upland area in Powys, Wales. The Ministry of Defence controversially evicted the community of Mynydd Epynt in 1940, creating what is now the core of the Sennybridge Training Area (SENTA), the largest mil ...

north of Brecon. To the north and west of Upper Chapel lies the

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Sennybridge Training Area 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 31,000 acres (12,000 ha) of Ministry of Defence freehold land and 6,000 acres ...

.Ordnance Survey Explorer map sheet no 188 'Builth Wells/Llanfair-ym-Muallt' The hamlet lies 3 miles (5 km) to the north of its sister settlement, Lower Chapel (''Capel Isaf''), in the same valley. Upper Chapel lies within the

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Merthyr Cynog Merthyr Cynog is a hamlet and a community in the modern county of Powys, Wales, in the historic county of Brecknockshire. The population of the community at the 2011 Census was 245. The Welsh name signifies the 'shrine of Cynog'. The grade II* li ...

, whilst Lower Chapel lies within the neighbouring Honddu Isaf. Slightly to the north of the village the lane forks, with one way descending to the A483 near Llangamarch, and the main lane continuing ahead to Builth Wells. Nearby villages or hamlets are: *Merthyr Cynog (connected by a lane which climbs over the hill to the west) * Castell Madoc, Lower Chapel,

Pwllgloyw Pwllgloyw is a settlement on the edge of the Brecon Beacons in the county of Powys in south-east Wales in the community of Honddu Isaf. Communications In April 2014, Pwllgloyw was named in a TV commercial by the online gaming company, Jackp ...

and Llandefaelog Fach to the south, on the road to Brecon *The hamlet of Pentref Dolau Honddu to the north Upper Chapel has a community hall calle
Merthyr Cynog Community Hall
which hosts various local events and meetings. Upper Chapel used to have a pub, the Plough and Harrow, but it no longer operates. The scientist

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took refreshment here on the way to Builth Wells on July 2, 1819, having been misdirected to

Hay-on-Wye Hay-on-Wye ( cy, Y Gelli Gandryll), simply known locally as "Hay" ( cy, Y Gelli), is a market town and community in Powys, Wales; it was historically in the county of Brecknockshire. With over twenty bookshops, it is often described as "the t ...

earlier in the day.

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