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Brecon
Brecon
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  Brecon Location within Powys | |
| Population | 8,250 (2011)[1] |
| OS grid reference | SO045285 |
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| Principal area | |
| Preserved county | |
| Country | Wales |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | BRECON |
| Postcode district | LD3 |
| Dialling code | 01874 |
| Police | Dyfed-Powys |
| Fire | Mid and West Wales |
| Ambulance | Welsh |
| UK Parliament | |
| Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament | |
Brecon (/ˈbrɛkən/;[3] Welsh: Aberhonddu; pronounced [ˌabɛrˈhɔnði]),[citation needed] archaically known as Brecknock, is a market town in Powys, mid Wales. In 1841, it had a population of 5,701.[4] The population in 2001 was 7,901,[5] 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.
- ^ "Town population 2011". Archived from the original on 17 November 2015. Retrieved 14 November 2015.
- ^ "Brecon Town Council". Brecon Town Council. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
- ^ "Brecon". CollinsDictionary.com. HarperCollins. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
- ^ The National Cyclopaedia of Useful Knowledge, Vol III, (1847) London, Charles Knight, p.765.
- ^ "Parish Headcounts: Powys", Census, Office for National Statistics, 2001, archived from the original on 13 June 2011, retrieved 22 November 2009.
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