What is Brecknockshire?
[[File:Brecknockshire Brit Isles Sect 5.svg|right|thumb|220px|Brecknockshire on a map]] [[File:Flag of Brecknockshire.svg|thumb|right|[[Flag]] of Brecknockshire.]] '''Brecknockshire''', also known as the County of Brecknock, Breconshire, or the County of Brecon is one of thirteen historic counties of [[Wales]], and a former administrative county. Named after its county town of [[Brecon]], the county is [[mountain]]ous and primarily rural. {{Welsh shire|nocat=yes}} {{UK-stub}} [[Category:Counties of Wales]]