Brecon

/ ˈbrɛkən, ˈbrɛknɒk /

noun

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

2. short for Breconshire

Example Sentences

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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The Brecon and Radnorshire Member of the Senedd added: "Shooting brings in millions to the local economy right across Wales – we should be protecting our rural way of life and not bringing in regulation that would damage that and fundamentally lead to job losses."

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