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.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former administrative county
ⓘ
historic county ⓘ traditional county ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Cardiganshire
NERFINISHED
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Carmarthenshire NERFINISHED ⓘ Glamorgan NERFINISHED ⓘ Herefordshire NERFINISHED ⓘ Monmouthshire NERFINISHED ⓘ Radnorshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
Black Mountains
NERFINISHED
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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
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outdoor recreation ⓘ upland scenery ⓘ |
| languageHistoricallySpoken |
English
ⓘ
Welsh ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
United Kingdom
ⓘ
south-central Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Brecon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | historic counties of Wales ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.