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  • proper noun A town in Powys, Wales

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Examples

  • Experience the remote wilderness of the Brecon Beacons, one of three National Parks in Wales.

    SciFi, Fantasy & Horror Collectibles - Part 1019 2009

  • As Edwards rides in taxis around Newport and Cardiff, and tramps unhappily around the Brecon Beacons, his childhood, adolescence and years with the band unfold in flashbacks, marked by a switch to the second person and use of italics.

    Richard by Ben Myers – review Paul Owen 2010

  • The Hours Bookshop15 Ship Street, Brecon, Powys LD39AD, 01874 622800Bookshops are only usually like this in dreams.

    Independent bookshops in Wales 2011

  • Tickets for events like the 190km Dragon Ride, which involves huffing and puffing over the Brecon Beacons, sold out within two hours.

    Olympics fever will help to make 2012 the year of the bike 2012

  • Browning Books33 Broad Street, Blaenavon, Torfaen NP4 9NF, 01495 790089Given its setting within the World Heritage site of Blaenavon, on the edge of the Brecon Beacons, it's no surprise that Browning carries plenty of books on industrial and mining history, alongside a good selection of walking guides.

    Independent bookshops in Wales 2011

  • However, the Lib Dems managed to avoid a major scalp as party leader Kirsty Williams comfortably hung on to her Brecon and Radnorshire seat - despite a 9.2% drop in its votes compared with the 2007 election.

    Welsh assembly election results: Labour makes gains at expense of Plaid 2011

  • And get your tickets now for Green Man, with Robyn Hitchcock, Emily Barker, Villagers and, headlining, the much-clamoured-for harmonies of Fleet Foxes 19-21 Aug, Glanusk Park, Brecon Beacons ...

    Live music booking now 2011

  • The Beast of Wales – Known as the Brecon Beacon Beast after a mountainous region no where near the area where the creature was sighted in Northern Wales.

    Bigfoot From Around The World | myFiveBest 2009

  • A nice old water mill in this first one, in Talgarth, near Brecon, Powys.

    TV review: Timothy Spall: Back at Sea; Who Do You Think You Are?; Village SOS 2011

  • After spending 10 days in it and covering almost 1,000 miles across England and round the Brecon Beacons, I can tell you that it is a large metal box on wheels.

    Car review: Hyundai i800 2011

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