Brecon (Wales)
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Information for Authority record
Name (Hebrew)
ברקון (ויילס)
Name (Latin)
Brecon (Wales)
Other forms of name
Aberhonddu (Wales)
Brecknock (Wales)
Breknoke (Wales)
nnaa Brecon, Wales
nne Brecon (Powys)
Coordinates
-3.39086 -3.39086 51.94677 51.94677 (gooearth )
W0032300 W0032300 N0515700 N0515700 (geonames )
Associated country
Great Britain
MARC
MARC
Sources of Information
- Speed, J. Breknoke, both shyre and towne described, 1611, 1981? (subj.)
- Bartholomew gaz. of Brit., 1st ed.
- Col. Lipp. gaz., 1952
- Municipal yr. bk., 1981
Wikipedia description:
Brecon (; Welsh: Aberhonddu; pronounced [ˌabɛrˈhɔnði]), archaically known as Brecknock, is a market town in Powys, mid Wales. In 1841, it had a population of 5,701. The population in 2001 was 7,901, increasing to 8,250 at the 2011 census. Historically it was the county town of Brecknockshire (Breconshire); although its role as such was eclipsed with the formation of the County of Powys, it remains an important local centre. Brecon is the third-largest town in Powys, after Newtown and Ystradgynlais. It lies north of the Brecon Beacons mountain range, but is just within the Brecon Beacons National Park.
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