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🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿️ Pontbren Llwyd, Brecknockshire ⛰️

📌️ 51° 45′ 47″ N, 3° 31′ 20″ W
Satellite view of Pontbren Llwyd, Wales, showing a patchwork of green agricultural fields, small villages, and a large limestone quarry with a turquoise pool. A major road bisects the landscape, connecting a dark reservoir in the southwest to the surrounding rural terrain. A large, black-painted warehouse building with irregular horizontal wooden cladding stands next to a parking lot containing three cars. The industrial structure features a sloped metal roof with solar panels and a tall metal ventilation apparatus on one side. (Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Penderyn_Distillery_-_geograph.org.uk_-_7107207.jpg) A high-angle view of a road lined with parked cars, featuring a sign for Penderyn Community Primary School in the foreground. In the background, a large industrial building with a corrugated metal roof is surrounded by a yard with stacked barrels and vehicles, set against a backdrop of rolling wooded hills. (Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Penderyn_Distillery.jpg) A dark, modern building with a slate-like exterior and solar panels on the roof serves as the Penderyn Distillery visitor center. The entrance is illuminated, featuring a sign that reads "PENDERYN" next to a gold wavy line. (Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Penderyn_Welsh_Whisky_Distillery_Shop_at_Penderyn_-_geograph.org.uk_-_3720132.jpg)
October 1, 2026 at 6:00 AM
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🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿️ Pen-y-Dre, Brecknockshire ⛰️

📌️ 51° 51′ 44″ N, 3° 8′ 11″ W
Satellite view of Pen-y-Dre, showing a central cluster of buildings surrounded by a patchwork of green and brown agricultural fields divided by hedgerows. A winding river and dark wooded areas cut through the rural landscape. A young tree with autumn leaves stands on a grassy slope next to a stone monument with a plaque reading: "Queen's Diamond Jubilee 2012, Planted by Crickhowell Town Council." In the background, a row of houses with satellite dishes is visible behind a thick hedge under a cloudy sky. (Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Queen's_Diamond_Jubilee_Tree,_Crickhowell_-_geograph.org.uk_-_5118013.jpg) A row of detached single-story bungalows with tiled roofs and stone boundary walls along a paved street in Pen-y-Dre. Parked cars sit in driveways, and rolling hills are visible in the distance under a bright sky. (Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Oakfield_Drive_bungalows_in_Crickhowell_-_geograph.org.uk_-_4286362.jpg) A white two-story building for The Swan Inn pub in Crickhowell under a blue, cloudy sky. A large black sign on the side reads "The SWAN INN Crickhowell SKY SPORTS BEER GARDEN POOL TABLE," while a smaller hanging sign features a swan and the text "The SWAN INN Crickhowell 01873 812 858." (Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_Swan_Inn,_Crickhowell_-_geograph.org.uk_-_4283159.jpg)
September 20, 2026 at 10:00 PM
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🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿️ Upper Cwm-twrch, Brecknockshire ⛰️

📌️ 51° 47′ 9″ N, 3° 47′ 52″ W
Satellite view of Upper Cwm-twrch, featuring a patchwork of green agricultural fields, wooded valleys, and small residential clusters. A narrow river winds through the center of the landscape, bordered by dense trees and rural roads. A street view in Upper Cwm-twrch featuring stone houses and two yellow speed limit signs that read "30 Gyrrwch yn ofalus Please drive carefully." A dense, wooded hillside rises behind the buildings under an overcast sky. (Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Upper_Cwmtwrch_-_geograph.org.uk_-_3205400.jpg) A roadside sign for Rhiwfawr next to a flower planter on a winding rural road. The sign reads: "RHIWFAWR, Gyrrwch yn ofalus, Please drive carefully." (Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cyrraedd_Rhiwfawr_-_Entering_Rhiwfawr_-_geograph.org.uk_-_6537356.jpg) A single-story building with red brick and grey siding sits atop a grassy hill in Upper Cwm-twrch. A stone wall runs along the foreground, and bare trees line the background under a clear blue sky. (Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mission_Hall_-_geograph.org.uk_-_19213.jpg)
September 17, 2026 at 3:00 AM
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🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿️ Waunllapria, Brecknockshire ⛰️

📌️ 51° 48′ 11″ N, 3° 7′ 31″ W
Satellite view of the rural landscape of Waunllapria, showing a mix of green fields, brown moorland, and small clusters of buildings nestled in a valley alongside a winding road. A high-angle view of the village of Waunllapria nestled in a valley, with green fields, wooded hills, and a road winding through the landscape under a blue sky. (Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Clydach_looking_towards_Sugar_Loaf_-_geograph.org.uk_-_769041.jpg) A close-up, top-down view of a brown harvestman spider resting on a textured gray surface. Several bright red parasitic mites are attached to its long legs and the side of its body. (Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Harvestman_with_mites_(20886000696).jpg) The Jolly Colliers Free House, a cream-colored pub with a dark roof, stands beside a road under a clear sky. A prominent blue sign on a white post reads "JOLLY COLLIERS FREE HOUSE." (Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Jolly_Colliers_pub_-_geograph.org.uk_-_742410.jpg)
September 16, 2026 at 7:00 PM
lizzie-harper.bsky.social
New blog out on how much I love botanising with my local #botany group in #Brecknockshire:

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Every trip I learn loads and meet wonderful botanically-minded people. Look up your local group, and give it a go! @bsbibotany.bsky.social #botanicalillustration #botany
Early Dog #Violet #Viola reichenbachiana #sciart #botanicalillustration by Lizzie Harper of the #wildflower showing roots, #flower and #seeds. Completed in watercolour, cut to white. There are three flowers in bloom, and the tripartite seed capsule has split and is on the far right. Leaves are glossy green and heart shaped. #Lousewort #Pedicularis sylvatica #sciart #botanicalillustration by Lizzie Harper of the #wildflower showing #flower and inflated calyx. Completed in watercolour, cut to white. The flowers are pink and look like dead nettle flowers. leaves are much lobed, and grow low in a loose basal rosette. The plant grows low to the ground in wet habitats Germander #speedwell #Veronica chamaedrys Cut to white botanical #illustration showing a close up of a single bright blue, four petalled flower (with 4 stamens) and the square stem in cross section Lesser Water Parsnip Berula erecta #sciart #botanicalillustration by Lizzie Harper of the #wildflower showing #flowers and #seedhead. Completed in watercolour, cut to white. On the right are close ups of single seedpod and of one flower. Members of the #Apiaceae or #umbellifer family, they share pinnate leaves and umbrella-like white flowering heads composed of lots of tiny white flowers
September 4, 2026 at 1:52 PM
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🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿️ Pendre, Brecknockshire ⛰️

📌️ 51° 57′ 14″ N, 3° 23′ 22″ W
An aerial satellite view shows a cluster of urban development surrounded by a patchwork of green and brown agricultural fields. The town is nestled along the curves of a river and features dense residential streets, commercial buildings, and open green spaces. A white, modern building with a distinctive conical roof and a ring of windows under an overcast sky, partially obscured by a birch tree with yellowing leaves. (Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:North_side_of_Priory_Church_in_Wales_School,_Brecon_-_geograph.org.uk_-_5986826.jpg) A residential street in Pendre features a row of bungalows and a bilingual speed limit sign indicating the end of a 20 zone and the start of a 30 zone. The road has a red marking painted with "30" and "20" speed limit circles under a cloudy sky. (Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:From_20_to_30,_Pendre_Close,_Brecon_-_geograph.org.uk_-_5964224.jpg) A weathered stone wall stands in a wooded area, featuring three small, dark square openings or alcoves. Green vines and foliage grow around the structure, which sits above a damp, rocky ground with patches of mud and scattered stones. (Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Holy_waters^_-_geograph.org.uk_-_3086717.jpg)
August 22, 2026 at 3:00 PM
arichards.bsky.social
So it's taken a few months, but here's Powys in 1974, one of the areas of Wales that's seen the most transformation, largely down to how rural it both was and is. The county was formed by amalgamating the three older counties of Montgomeryshire, Radnorshire and Brecknockshire. 1/7
A map of the county of Powys in 1974 showing the districts and communities, including those communities which did not have an established council, based on conjecture from the residuary authorities referred to during the 1980s reorganisations.
August 15, 2026 at 8:01 PM
realcounties.bsky.social
That county is Brecknockshire - Sir Frycheiniog.
August 2, 2026 at 2:36 PM
realcounties.bsky.social
Before Brecknockshire was a county, there was the ancient Welsh kingdom of Brycheiniog.

In the sixteenth century, the ancient Welsh cantrefs of Brycheiniog, Builth and Hay were drawn together as the County of Brecknock - shaped by the Wye and Usk, and enclosed by the Beacons and Black Mountains.
August 2, 2026 at 2:36 PM
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Brecon County Show on today, details here www.breconcountyshow.co.uk
#CountyShow #AgriculturalShow #Countryshows #ShowSeason #Countryside #RuralLife #FamilyDayOut
Brecknockshire Agricultural Society - Home
Welcome to Brecon County Show 2026 Croeso i Sioe Sir Aberhonddu 2026 A warm welcome awaits all of you on visiting our Show on Saturday 1st August 2026, it is set to be a true showcase for the very…
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August 1, 2026 at 7:00 AM
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🌸 The county flower of Brecknockshire: Cuckooflower
Delicate pale pink flowers, each with four petals. Cuckooflowers bloom in damp grassy habitats from April to June, a sure sign that spring has arrived.
July 6, 2026 at 5:44 PM
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Quail singing in the Llia valley Brecknockshire today 28.06.26
June 28, 2026 at 8:57 PM
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Glass of vino from Brecknockshire. Not bad at all.
May 24, 2026 at 6:39 PM
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Early Marsh Orchid (Dactylorhiza incarnata var. pulchella), Brecknockshire, 22/05/2026 @ukorchids.bsky.social
Early Marsh Orchid (Dactylorhiza incarnata var. pulchella) Early Marsh Orchid (Dactylorhiza incarnata var. pulchella) Early Marsh Orchid (Dactylorhiza incarnata var. pulchella) Early Marsh Orchid (Dactylorhiza incarnata var. pulchella)
May 23, 2026 at 6:41 AM
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Heath Spotted Orchid (Dactylorhiza maculata), Brecknockshire, 22/05/2026 @ukorchids.bsky.social
Heath Spotted Orchid (Dactylorhiza maculata) Heath Spotted Orchid (Dactylorhiza maculata)
May 23, 2026 at 6:38 AM
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The first modern botanical flora for the county, the Flora of Brecknockshire by Mike Porter & John Crellin is packed with over 1,100 distribution maps, 400+ colour photographs, plus original paintings and illustrations.
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#Brecknockshire #Botany #WalesNature #FloraOfBrecknockshire
April 15, 2026 at 1:14 PM
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Good evening from the three cerulean blue bats on the arms of Brychan, adopted by Brecknockshire County Council upon its establishment in 1889... 🦇
The kingdom of Brycheiniog was established in the 5th century by a revered Welsh patriarch named Brychan and survived until its subjugation in the Middle-Ages. In the later Mediaeval period arms were assigned to Brychan, his quartered shield featuring the purported arms of his father Anlach. In the first and fourth quarters; black with a gold bar across the centre and two smaller bars above and beneath that (a cotised bar) with silver sword at top and bottom; with the arms attributed to his mother Marchell, gold with three blue bats.
April 12, 2026 at 7:32 PM
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#OnThisDay 1 February 1352 Edmund Mortimer, 3rd Earl of March was born in Llyswen, Brecknockshire, Wales. He served as the King's Lieutenant of Ireland from 1379 to 1381. #OTD #history #royals #royalfamily #england #iepol #irlpol #irishpolitics #ukpol #ukpolitics #politics
February 1, 2026 at 8:28 AM
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From our recent visit: St David's Church, Llanddew, reputedly the 1st Christian site in Brecknockshire (present building 12th century).
Also pictured: the remains of the medieval Bishop's Palace where Gerald of Wales, as Archdeacon of Brecon, lived between 1175-1203.
September 27, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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He stayed in a bothy in Wales near my granddad's hometown

that one was really special for me to see

Brecknockshire... Unity, Peace, Prosperity

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September 24, 2025 at 9:02 AM
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Powys-Brecknockshire. On the Brecon- Hereford road to be precise.
September 9, 2025 at 10:39 AM
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First time those three have ever been mistaken for a village in Brecknockshire.
September 9, 2025 at 10:30 AM
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Changes to how Powys councillors choose their chairman, vice-chairman and assistant-vice chairman could see the historic county shires of Montgomeryshire, Brecknockshire and Radnorshire finally consigned to the history books
Historic county shires could be consigned to history books
Elgan Hearn Local Democracy Reporter Changes to how Powys councillors choose their chairman, vice-chairman and assistant-vice chairman could see the historic county shires of Montgomeryshire, Brecknoc...
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September 4, 2025 at 12:08 PM
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Brecon County Show on today, details here www.breconcountyshow.co.uk #breconcountyshow #countryshows #farming #countryside #farmshow #whatson #farmers #rurallife #agshow #animals #familyfun #showday #tourism #dayout #funtimes #ShowSeason #travel
Brecon County Show | Agricultural Show Wales
A warm welcome awaits all of you on visiting our Show on Saturday 1st August 2020, it is set to be a true showcase for the very best of Brecknockshire Farming, food and the countryside.
www.breconcountyshow.co.uk
August 2, 2025 at 7:00 AM
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#OnThisDay 1919 Cambrian Railways ballastman William Rees was injured at Erwood, Brecknockshire, #Wales.

A length of rail being carried by a gang was dropped unevenly, crushing Rees' toes.

He was off duty for a week - not long enough to be eligible for compensation

#Railway200
Posed staff safety photograph, showing a similar issue to this case, with a group of 8 railwaymen lifing a length of rail, 4 at each end - but 4 have let go of it, throwing the weight on the other end. The men stand beside some railway track, with a small cutting behind.
July 25, 2025 at 3:57 PM