historic county of Brecknockshire

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The historic county of Brecknockshire is a traditional Welsh county in south-central Wales, centered on the town of Brecon and known for its mountainous landscapes including much of the Brecon Beacons.

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Surface form Occurrences
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Predicate Object
instanceOf former administrative county
historic county
traditional county
borderedBy Cardiganshire NERFINISHED
Carmarthenshire NERFINISHED
Glamorgan NERFINISHED
Herefordshire NERFINISHED
Monmouthshire NERFINISHED
Radnorshire NERFINISHED
contains Black Mountains NERFINISHED
Brecon NERFINISHED
Brecon Beacons NERFINISHED
Brecon Beacons National Park NERFINISHED
Builth Wells NERFINISHED
Corn Du NERFINISHED
Crickhowell NERFINISHED
Fan y Big NERFINISHED
Fforest Fawr NERFINISHED
Hay-on-Wye NERFINISHED
Llangorse Lake NERFINISHED
Pen y Fan NERFINISHED
River Usk NERFINISHED
River Wye NERFINISHED
Talybont Reservoir NERFINISHED
Ystradgynlais NERFINISHED
country Wales
currentAreaNowMostlyIn Powys NERFINISHED
currentAreaPartlyIn Caerphilly County Borough NERFINISHED
Merthyr Tydfil County Borough NERFINISHED
Neath Port Talbot NERFINISHED
Rhondda Cynon Taf NERFINISHED
hasHighestPoint Pen y Fan NERFINISHED
hasHistoricCountyTown Brecon NERFINISHED
hasPrincipalTown Brecon NERFINISHED
historicAdministrativeCentre Brecon NERFINISHED
historicCounty Wales NERFINISHED
historicCountyAbolishedAsAdministrativeUnit 1974
historicCountyCode BRE
historicCountyEstablished 16th century
historicCountyTown Brecon NERFINISHED
knownFor mountainous landscapes
outdoor recreation
upland scenery
languageHistoricallySpoken English
Welsh
locatedIn United Kingdom
south-central Wales NERFINISHED
namedAfter Brecon NERFINISHED
partOf historic counties of Wales

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Crickhowell partOf historic county of Brecknockshire
Ystradgynlais locatedIn historic county of Brecknockshire