Brecon
Also known as Aberhonddu, Brecknock
thumb|280px|Front page of the earliest surviving copy on The Brecon County Times, 5 May 1866
Key facts
- UK place.country
- Wales
- UK place.welsh_name
- Aberhonddu
- UK place.constituency_welsh_assembly
- Brecon and Radnorshire
- UK place.static_image_name
- Brecon, River Usk - geograph.org.uk - 1983133.jpg
- UK place.official_name
- Brecon
- UK place.community_wales
- Brecon
- UK place.unitary_wales
- Powys
- UK place.lieutenancy_wales
- Powys
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe
- UK place.post_town
- BRECON
- UK place.postcode_district
- LD3
- UK place.postcode_area
- LD
Article
28 sectionsContents
- History
- Early history
- Norman control
- Town walls
- Priory and cathedral
- St Mary's Church
- St David's Church, Llanfaes
- Plough Lane Chapel, Lion Street
- St Michael's Church
- Military town
- Geography
- Governance
- Controversy
- Administrative history
- Education
- Transport
- Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal
- Usk bridge
- Former railways
- Hereford, Hay and Brecon Railway
- Culture
- Points of interest
- Notable people
- Sport
- Town twinning
- References
- Bibliography
- External links
thumb|280px|Front page of the earliest surviving copy on The Brecon County Times, 5 May 1866
Brecon (; ; ), 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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