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
UK place.dial_code: 01874
UK place.os_grid_reference: SO045285
UK place.population: 8,250
UK place.population_ref: (2011)

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Encyclopedic overview

28 sections

Contents

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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