Brecknockshire

Brecknockshire Welsh: Sir Frycheiniog United Kingdom
Pen y Fan
Undeb Hedd Llwyddiant (Unity, peace, prosperity)
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Area:	743 square miles
Population:	Template:Hcspop
County town:	Brecon
County flower:	Cuckoo flower [1]

Brecknockshire or Breconshire is a county in the mountains of Mid-Wales.

Geography

Brecknockshire is an inland county bounded to the north by Radnorshire, to the east by Herefordshire and Monmouthshire, to the south by Monmouthshire and Glamorgan, and to the west by Carmarthenshire and Cardiganshire. The County is predominantly rural and mountainous. The Black Mountains occupy the southeast of the county, the Brecon Beacons the central region, Fforest Fawr the southwest and Mynydd Eppynt the north. Most of the Brecon Beacons National Park lies within the county. The highest point is Pen-y-Fan at 2,907 ft. The River Wye traces nearly the whole of the northern boundary, and the River Usk flows in an easterly direction through the central valley. Of the many waterfalls in the county, Henrhyd Falls are particularly spectacular. The main towns are Brecon, Brynmawr, Builth Wells, Hay-on-Wye, Llanwrtyd Wells and Ystradgynlais. The most important industries are agriculture, forestry and tourism.

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