Upper Chapel
Upper Chapel is a hamlet in the southern part of the county of Powys in mid Wales. It was formerly in the county of Brecknockshire. It lies on the B4520 road from Brecon to Builth Wells, in the valley of the River Honddu.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: village in Powys, Wales, UK
- Also known as: “Capel Dyffryn Honddu”, “Capel Uchaf”, and “Upper Chapel, Powys”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Gaer Fach, Merthyr Cynog.
Gaer Fach, Merthyr Cynog
Archaeological site
Photo: Jonathan Billinger, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Gaer Fach, Merthyr Cynog is an archaeological site, which is situated 2½ miles south of Upper Chapel.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Merthyr Cynog and Gwenddwr.
Merthyr Cynog
Village
Photo: Andrew Lewis, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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 2021 Census was 245. Merthyr Cynog is situated 2½ miles southwest of Upper Chapel.
Gwenddwr
Village
Photo: Simon Atkin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Gwenddwr is a village, which is situated 4 miles northeast of Upper Chapel.
Pwllgloyw
Village
Photo: Shaun Ferguson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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. Pwllgloyw is situated 4½ miles south of Upper Chapel.
Upper Chapel
- Categories: village and locality
- Location: Merthyr Cynog, Powys, Mid Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.05452° or 52° 3′ 16″ northLongitude
-3.4477° or 3° 26′ 52″ westElevation
935 feet (285 metres)Open location code
9C4R3H32+RWOpenStreetMap ID
node 29230362OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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In Other Languages
From Breton to Welsh—“Upper Chapel” goes by many names.
- Breton: “Capel Uchaf”
- Dutch: “Upper Chapel”
- French: “Upper Chapel”
- Welsh: “Capel Uchaf”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Merthyr Cynog Community Hall and Upper Chapel Church.
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