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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One of his earliest roles was in the 2000 BBC costume drama Lorna Doone, much of which was filmed around Bannau Brycheiniog, also known as the Brecon Beacons.
From BBC • May 1, 2026
Lydia, from Groesffordd, near Brecon, Powys, said: "Whatever she does I get a massive hug afterwards. More so when she beats me."
From BBC • Mar. 9, 2026
Speaking from his home in Brecon, in Powys in mid-Wales, Kevin Page said he also blames Colville for the loss of his wife "because of the loss of her son."
From BBC • Jan. 8, 2026
Meanwhile, ex-nurse Faye is a volunteer cook at Cegin Hedyn community kitchen in Carmarthen, while also providing mental health counselling services to local organisations such as Brecon & District Mind charity.
From BBC • Dec. 16, 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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