Brecon

British  

/ 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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Example Sentences

Bannau Brycheiniog - known as the Brecon Beacons - in south Wales, has also been particularly wet with many Natural Resources Wales rainfall stations recording over 200mm of rain so far.

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Now, 40 years later, Mr Adams has been told by the Church that the Bishop of Swansea and Brecon, Benjamin Vaughan, was made aware of his complaint after the chaplain passed it on.

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The festival, which takes place near Crickhowell, Powys, in the Bannau Brycheiniog national park, also known as the Brecon Beacons, can attract crowds of about 25,000 people each day.

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South Wales Police previously said it had received a report of human remains near the Llwyn-on Reservoir in Bannau Brycheiniog National Park, also known as the Brecon Beacons.

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Dodds is the Welsh Lib Dems' only current MS and the party won one Welsh seat at the last general election in Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe.

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