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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PHW has highlighted the work of farmers such as Colin Evans, who has run Cantref Farm near Brecon, Powys, for 20 years and said visiting farms was a "vital part" of education for children.
From BBC • Mar. 24, 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
Clearer signs are needed at a popular waterfalls walking route in the Brecon Beacons after three people died there, a coroner has said.
From BBC • Jan. 22, 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
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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