page_title: Brecon
section_title: Military town
hierarchical_section_title: Brecon / Military town
caption_attribution_description: Brecon town shopping centre
context_page_description: Brecon, archaically known as Brecknock, is a market and minster town in Powys, mid-Wales. In 1841, it had a population of 5,701. The population in 2001 was 7,901, increasing to 8,250 at the 2011 census. Historically it was the county town of Brecknockshire; although its role as such was eclipsed with the formation of the County of Powys, it remains an important local centre. Brecon is the third-largest town in Powys, after Newtown and Ystradgynlais. It lies north of the Brecon Beacons mountain range, but is just within the Brecon Beacons National Park.
context_section_description: The east end of town has two military establishments:
  Dering Lines, home to the Infantry Battle School (formerly Infantry Training Centre Wales), where infantry officers and Other Ranks are trained, and
  The Barracks, Brecon, home to 160th (Wales) Brigade.
  Gurkha Company (Mandalay) is based here.
  Approximately 9 miles (14 km) to the west of Brecon is Sennybridge Training Area, an important training facility for the British Army.
caption: The High Street, Brecon
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