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    Brecon (/ˈbrɛkən/; Welsh: Aberhonddu; pronounced [ˌabɛrˈhɔnði]),[citation needed] archaically known as Brecknock, is a market town in Powys, mid Wales...
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    The Brecon Beacons (Welsh: Bannau Brycheiniog; [ˈbanai̯ brəˈχei̯njɔɡ] ) are a mountain range in Wales. The range includes South Wales's highest mountain...
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  • Brecon and Radnorshire may refer to: Brecon and Radnorshire (UK Parliament constituency) Brecon and Radnorshire (Senedd constituency) This disambiguation...
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    Brecon Beacons National Park, officially named Bannau Brycheiniog National Park (Welsh pronunciation), is a national park in Wales. It is named after the...
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    Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe (Welsh: Aberhonddu, Maesyfed a Chwm Tawe) is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament, first contested at...
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  • named HMS Brecon after the Brecon hunt: The first HMS Brecon (L76), launched in 1942, was a Hunt-class destroyer. The second and current HMS Brecon (M29)...
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    Brecon and Radnorshire (Welsh: Brycheiniog a Sir Faesyfed) was a county constituency in Wales of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom...
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    formerly known as the County of Brecknock, Breconshire, or the County of Brecon, was an administrative county in the south of Wales, later classed as one...
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    The Barracks, Watton is a military installation in Brecon in Wales. The original barracks, which were constructed of red brick, were built at the Watton...
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    Brecon Cathedral (Welsh: Eglwys Gadeiriol Aberhonddu), in the town of Brecon, Powys, is the cathedral of the Diocese of Swansea and Brecon in the Church...
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  • Anna Brecon (born 1971), or Anna Juliet Davis, is an English actress, best known for portraying Tara Reynolds ('Lady Tara') in the ITV soap opera Emmerdale...
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    The Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal (Welsh: Camlas Sir Fynwy a Brycheiniog) is a small network of canals in South Wales. For most of its currently (2018)...
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  • The name BreconRidge was based on the practice of founder Terry Matthews to name companies after geographic entities, especially those connected to his...
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  • by-election February 1866 Brecon by-election October 1866 Brecon by-election 1869 Brecon by-election 1870 Brecon by-election 1939 Brecon and Radnorshire by-election...
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  • The Brecon and Merthyr Tydfil Junction Railway (B&MR) was a railway company in Wales. It was originally intended to link the towns in its name. Finding...
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  • Wales Borderers Militia in 1876. This regiment's title and headquarters at Brecon were adopted in 1881 when the South Wales Borderers (SWB) was formed as...
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    A by-election was held in the UK Parliament constituency of Brecon and Radnorshire (Welsh: Brycheiniog a Sir Faesyfed) on 1 August 2019 after Chris Davies...
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    Y Gaer (redirect from Brecon Gaer)
    Y Gaer (Latin: Cicucium) is a Roman fort situated near modern-day Brecon in Mid Wales, United Kingdom. Y Gaer is located at grid reference SO00332966 (Landranger...
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  • The 1985 Brecon and Radnor by-election was a parliamentary by-election held on 4 July 1985 for the House of Commons constituency of Brecon and Radnor...
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    HMS Brecon was a Hunt-class mine countermeasures vessel that served with the Royal Navy. Her pennant number was M29. Brecon was built at Vosper Thornycroft...
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    The Brecon Mountain Railway (Welsh: Rheilffordd Mynydd Brycheiniog) is a 1 ft 11+3⁄4 in (603 mm) narrow gauge tourist railway on the south side of the...
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    Brecon Castle (Welsh: Castell Aberhonddu) is a castle in the town of Brecon, Wales. It was built by the Norman Lord Bernard de Neufmarché in 1093, and...
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    British politician who has been the Liberal Democrat Member of Parliament for Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe since the 2024 UK general election. Chadwick grew up...
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    The Brecon Jazz Festival is a music festival held annually in Brecon, Wales. Normally staged in early August, it has played host to a range of jazz musicians...
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    Newtown (11,362), the most populous settlements are Ystradgynlais (8,270), Brecon (8,254), and Llandrindod Wells (5,602). The county is entirely rural, and...
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    Brecon Guildhall (Welsh: Neuadd y Dref Aberhonddu), is a municipal building in the High Street, Brecon, Powys, Wales. The structure, which is the meeting...
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    Brecon and Radnorshire (Welsh: Brycheiniog a Sir Faesyfed) is a constituency of the Senedd. It elects one Member of the Senedd by the first past the post...
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  • Brecon Beacons may refer to: Brecon Beacons, a mountain range located in the south-east of Wales Brecon Beacons National Park, a national park in southern...
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    Pen y Fan (category Brecon Beacons)
    pronunciation: [ˌpɛn ə ˈvan]) is the highest peak in South Wales, situated in Brecon Beacons National Park (Bannau Brycheiniog). At 886 metres (2,907 ft) above...
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    Christ College, Brecon, is a co-educational, boarding and day independent school, located in the cathedral and market town of Brecon in mid-Wales. It currently...
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