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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It was reported to the then Bishop of Swansea and Brecon, Benjamin Vaughan, but nothing was done.
From BBC • Feb. 26, 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
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
In a remote corner of the Bannau Brycheiniog, or Brecon Beacons, on fallow farmland hosting three sites of special scientific interest, Paul toils over his creations, surrounded by heat and metal.
From BBC • Dec. 6, 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
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