Aber or Aber Village is a hamlet

Hamlet

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 within the Brecon Beacons National Park in the county of Powys

Powys

Powys is a local-government county and preserved county in Wales.-Geography:Powys covers the historic counties of Montgomeryshire and Radnorshire, most of Brecknockshire , and a small part of Denbighshire — an area of 5,179 km², making it the largest county in Wales by land area.It is...

 in South Wales

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. It is centred around the minor road which runs south from Talybont-on-Usk

Talybont-on-Usk

Talybont-on-Usk is a village and community in Powys, Wales. It lies on both the River Usk and the Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal, and in 2003 won the title of 'Powys Village of the Year'...

 up the Caerfanell

Caerfanell

The Caerfanell is a river which rises in the central section of the Brecon Beacons National Park in Powys, Wales. It rises as Blaen Caerfanell on the plateau of Gwaun Cerrig Llwydion and drops steeply down southeastwards into the head of Glyn Collwn before turning east then north-east into Talybont...

 valley known as Glyn Collwn across the Brecon Beacons

Brecon Beacons

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 to Pontsticill

Pontsticill

Pontsticill is a village within the county borough of Merthyr Tydfil in South Wales. It lies within the valley of the Taf Fechan on the southern edge of the Brecon Beacons National Park...

 and Merthyr Tydfil

Merthyr Tydfil

Merthyr Tydfil is a town in Wales, with a population of about 30,000. Although once the largest town in Wales, it is now ranked as the 15th largest urban area in Wales. It also gives its name to a county borough, which has a population of around 55,000. It is located in the historic county of...

. Aber lies within the community

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 of Talybont-on-Usk about 1 mi / 1.5km to the south of the village of Talybont and 1/3 mi / 0.5km to the north of the dam of Talybont Reservoir

Talybont Reservoir

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.

Both the Usk Valley Walk

Usk Valley Walk

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 and the Taff Trail

Taff Trail

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 pass close to the village. The Danywenallt Study Centre administered by the Brecon Beacons National Park Authority in association with the Youth Hostels Association lies across the valley from the village.