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Brecknock

(Encyclopedia) Brecknock: see Brecon, Wales.

Brecknockshire

(Encyclopedia) Brecknockshire: see Breconshire, Wales.

Dyer, John

(Encyclopedia) Dyer, John, 1700?–1758, English nature poet, b. Wales. He is best known for the topographical poem Grongar Hill (1726).

Eryri

(Encyclopedia) Eryri, Wales: see Snowdon.

Abersychan

(Encyclopedia) Abersychan, Wales: see Pontypool.

Beyond Pluto

In July 2005, a team from the California Institute of Technology announced the discovery of a possible “tenth planet” temporarily called 2003 UB313. This most distant object so far found in…

Menevia

(Encyclopedia) Menevia, Wales: see Saint David's.

Aberavon

(Encyclopedia) Aberavon, Wales: see Port Talbot.

Plinlimon

(Encyclopedia) Plinlimon: see Plynlimon, mountain, Wales.

Usk

(Encyclopedia) Usk, river, c.60 mi (100 km) long, rising in the Black Mts., S Wales and flowing generally SE to Bristol Channel near Newport. The upper Usk is noted for its beauty and its excellent…

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