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Brecon Beacons renamed
THE Brecon Beacons National Park in Wales announced that as from its 66th anniversary which was on Monday April 17 it will use the name Bannau Brycheiniog.
Those who run the park say the change will celebrate and promote the area’s culture and heritage. It is part of a management overall to address environmental challenges.
Brycheiniog was named after the fifth century King Brychan who ruled over this independent kingdom in the early middle ages.
The Welch names means ‘the peaks of Brychan’s kingdom’. You pronounce the name banayebrucheinlog with the ch in bruch pronounced like the word loch.
The National Park’s chief executive, Catherine MealingJones said: “It just felt the right time to reclaim the old name for the area (it) reflects our commitment to the Welsh language.
“But we understand peo
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ple are used to calling the park by the name everyone’s used for 66 years, so we don’t expect everyone to use it, at least straight away.”
The park covers almost 529 square miles (1.347 sq km) of south and mid wales. About four million visitors come to Bannau Brycheiniog every year.
