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Brecon

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/ ˈbrɛkən, ˈbrɛknɒk /

noun

  1. a town in SE Wales, in Powys: textile and leather industries. Pop: 7901 (2001)

  2. short for Breconshire

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PHW has highlighted the work of farmers such as Colin Evans, who has run Cantref Farm near Brecon, Powys, for 20 years and said visiting farms was a "vital part" of education for children.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

Suzie Dyer, 50, was left with severe injuries to her hip, back and pelvis after falling during a hike in Waterfall Country in Bannau Brycheiniog, also known as the Brecon Beacons, on New Year's Day.

From BBC • Feb. 8, 2026

Clearer signs are needed at a popular waterfalls walking route in the Brecon Beacons after three people died there, a coroner has said.

From BBC • Jan. 22, 2026

A spokesperson for Brecon Mountain Rescue Team - which covers Wales' second largest national park, Bannau Brycheiniog - said it had also received call-outs where people had underestimated conditions.

From BBC • Dec. 26, 2025

He was somewhere in the Brecon Beacons and there should have been a view, but it had been wiped out by the rain and the fading light.

From "Stormbreaker" by Anthony Horowitz