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CRICKHOWELL

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Originally appearing in Volume V07, Page 447 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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CRICKHOWELL , a See also:

market See also:town of Brecknockshire, See also:Wales, 14 M. E. of See also:Brecon, beautifully situated on the See also:left See also:bank of the See also:Usk, which divides it from Llangattock. Pop. (1901) 1150. The nearest railway stations are Govilon (5 m.) and Gilwern (4 m.) on the See also:London & See also:North-Western railway, but a See also:mail and passenger motor service See also:running between See also:Abergavenny and Brecon passes through the town. It is also served by the Brecon & See also:Newport See also:Canal, which passes through Llangattock about a mile distant. See also:Agriculture is almost the See also:sole See also:industry of the See also:district. The town derives its name from a See also:British fortress, See also:Crag Hywel, commonly called Table See also:Mountain, about 2 M. N.N.E. of the town. Crickhowell See also:Castle, of which only a See also:tower remains, probably dated from the See also:Norman See also:conquest of the See also:country. The See also:manor of Crickhowell used to be regarded as a See also:borough by See also:prescription, but there is no See also:record of its ever having possessed any municipal institutions. The See also:church is in transitional Decorated See also:style.

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