Sennybridge Training Area

{{Short description|Military training area in Powys, Wales}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}

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|name= Sennybridge Training Area (SENTA)

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|location=Sennybridge

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|image=The Drovers Arms - geograph.org.uk - 980906.jpg

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|caption=The Drovers Arms, now owned by the MoD

|type= Training Area

|map_type = Wales Powys

|pushpin_map_caption = Location within Powys

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|ownership=Ministry of Defence

|controlledby= Defence Infrastructure Organisation[http://www.dtewalesandwest.co.uk/about/ Defence Training Estates -About] (Website accessed: 22/08/10)

|operator = {{army|United Kingdom}}

|built=1939

|used=1939-Present

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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 {{convert|31000|acre|ha|0|abbr=on|order=flip}} of Ministry of Defence freehold land and {{convert|6000|acre|ha|0|abbr=on|order=flip}} of land leased from Forest Enterprise.[http://www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/AboutDefence/WhatWeDo/DefenceEstateandEnvironment/AccessRecreation/Wales/SennybridgeTrainingArea.htm/ MoD - About Defence] (website accessed: 22/08/10)

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The training area is the third largest military training area in the United Kingdom. It covers {{convert|12|mi|km|0|abbr=on|order=flip}} south west to north east and {{convert|5|mi|km|0|abbr=on|order=flip}} south east to north west. It lies to the north of the Brecon Beacons National Park on Mynydd Eppynt.[http://www.visit-brecon-beacons.co.uk/places/sennybridge.shtml/ Sennybridge Tourist Information] (website accessed: 22/08/10) The site was acquired by the War Office in 1939.{{cite web|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/27466/Sennybridge.pdf|title=Sennybridge Training Area|accessdate=11 January 2015}}

In 2023 a driver for the British military died on Sennybridge Training Area.{{Cite news |date=2023-09-25 |title=Sennybridge: Soldier who died at Army training camp named |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-66912648 |access-date=2024-09-13 |work=BBC News |language=en-GB}}