Brecon
Britishnoun
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a town in SE Wales, in Powys: textile and leather industries. Pop: 7901 (2001)
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short for Breconshire
Example Sentences
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This effect is caused by air travelling over a mountain range - in this case Eyri and Bannau Brycheiniog- formerly known as Snowdonia and the Brecon Beacons.
From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026
Meg Rolley, who is getting married next year in Brecon, said cost was one of the driving factors in choosing a pre-loved dress.
From BBC • Feb. 28, 2026
It was reported to the then Bishop of Swansea and Brecon, Benjamin Vaughan, but nothing was done.
From BBC • Feb. 26, 2026
John Davies, then Bishop of Swansea and Brecon emailed Morgan, who was Archbishop of Wales at that time, and said he hoped Pierce would get a caution at worst or "nothing further done at best".
From BBC • Feb. 26, 2026
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
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