Crickhowell

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Crickhowell is a small historic market town in southeastern Powys, Wales, known for its picturesque setting in the Usk Valley near the Brecon Beacons National Park.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf market town
town
country Wales
etymology name associated with nearby hill Crug Hywel
governingBody Powys County Council
hasAnnualEvent Crickhowell Literary Festival
Crickhowell Walking Festival
hasBuildingStyle traditional Welsh and Georgian architecture
hasCivicAmenity community centre
community primary school
local health centre
public library
hasConservationArea historic town centre conservation area
hasDialingCode 01873
hasEconomicActivity hospitality and tourism
retail
small local services
hasHeritage historic market town
hasLocalGovernmentCommunity Crickhowell with Cwmdu and Tretower
hasNearbyHill Table Mountain (Crug Hywel)
hasNotableStructure Crickhowell Bridge
remains of Crickhowell Castle
hasOSGridReference SO218183
hasParliamentaryConstituency Brecon and Radnorshire
hasPopulation approximately 2000-3000 inhabitants
hasPostcodeDistrict NP8
hasPostTown CRICKHOWELL
hasReligiousBuilding St Edmund’s Church, Crickhowell
hasSecondarySchool Crickhowell High School
hasTourismSector important local industry
hasTraditionalMarket livestock and produce market (historical)
hasWelshAssemblyConstituency Brecon and Radnorshire
knownFor independent shops
picturesque setting
walking and outdoor tourism
locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Powys
locatedInCountry United Kingdom
locatedInNationalParkRegion Brecon Beacons in Wales
surface form: Brecon Beacons area
locatedInRegion southeast Powys
locatedInValley Usk Valley
locatedNear Brecon Beacons in Wales
surface form: Brecon Beacons National Park
locatedOnRiver River Usk
nearbySettlement Abergavenny
Brecon
partOf historic county of Brecknockshire
traversedBy A40 road NERFINISHED

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Powys containsSettlement Crickhowell
River Usk flowsThrough Crickhowell
NP postTown Crickhowell
subject surface form: NP postcode area
Black Mountains nearestTown Crickhowell
Breconshire containsTown Crickhowell
Usk Valley hasTown Crickhowell
NP postcode area hasPostTown Crickhowell