Crickhowell

Statistics
Population:	{{{Population}}}
Ordnance Survey
OS grid reference:	Maps for SO215185
Administration
Principal area:	Powys
Nation:	Wales
Other
Police force:	Dyfed-Powys Police
Ceremonial county:	Powys
Historic county:	Brecknockshire
Post office and telephone
Post town:	CRICKHOWELL
Postal district:	NP8
Dialling code:	+44-1873
Politics
UK Parliament:	Brecon & Radnorshire
European Parliament:	Wales

Crickhowell (Welsh: Crughywel or Crucywel) is a town in Powys, traditional county of Brecknockshire, mid Wales. The name is taken from the nearby hill fort of Crug Hywel. The town lies on the River Usk, on the southern edge of the Black Mountains in the eastern part of the Brecon Beacons National Park. The town has a population of around 2,000 people. The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using latitude or longitude. ... For local government purposes, Wales is divided into 22 unitary authorities. ... Powys is an administrative county in Wales, over 2000 sq. ... Home Nations is a term used to refer to the four constituent parts of the United Kingdom - England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland - collectively, but also as separate entities, distinct from the United Kingdom as a whole. ... For an explanation of often confusing terms such as Great Britain, Britain, United Kingdom and England, see British Isles (terminology). ... There are a number of police forces in the United Kingdom. ... Dyfed-Powys Police is a police force in Wales. ... The Preserved counties of Wales are the current areas used in Wales for ceremonial purposes such as Lieutenancy. ... Powys is an administrative county in Wales, over 2000 sq. ... Wales has thirteen traditional counties (or vice counties). ... Brecknockshire, also known as Breconshire or, in Welsh, as Sir Frycheiniog is an inland traditional county of Wales, bounded N. by Radnorshire, E. by Herefordshire and Monmouthshire, S. by Monmouthshire and Glamorgan, and W. by Carmarthenshire and Cardiganshire. ... A post town is a required part of all UK postal addresses. ... UK and Australian postal codes are known as postcodes. ... The UK telephone numbering plan, also known as the National Numbering Plan, is regulated by the Office of Communications (Ofcom), which replaced the Office of Telecommunications (Oftel) in 2003. ... To see the list in alphabetical order see the categories UK Parliamentary constituencies and UK Parliamentary constituencies (historic). ... Brecon and Radnorshire is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... The European Parliament is the parliamentary body of the European Union (EU), directly elected by EU citizens once every five years. ... Wales is a constituency of the European Parliament. ... A lovely image of the Welsh flag, derived from an SVG file by Tobias Jakobs in the sodipodi flags collection. ... Welsh redirects here, and this article describes the Welsh language. ... Main street in Bastrop, Texas, a small town In American English, a town is usually a municipal corporation that is smaller than a city but larger than a village. ... Powys is an administrative county in Wales, over 2000 sq. ... The British Isles are divided into the following traditional counties (also vice counties or historic counties). ... Brecknockshire, also known as Breconshire or, in Welsh, as Sir Frycheiniog is an inland traditional county of Wales, bounded N. by Radnorshire, E. by Herefordshire and Monmouthshire, S. by Monmouthshire and Glamorgan, and W. by Carmarthenshire and Cardiganshire. ... For an explanation of often confusing terms such as Great Britain, Britain, United Kingdom and England, see British Isles (terminology). ... The term hill fort is commonly used by archeologists to describe fortified enclosures located to exploit a rise in elevation for defensive advantage. ... Crug Hywel (called the Table Mountain in English) is a flat-topped hill at the southern edge of the Black Mountains in Wales. ... The River Usk, Afon Wysg in Welsh, rises in the mountains of mid-Wales then flows south-east through Abergavenny and the eponymous town of Usk to the Roman legionary fortress of Caerleon and the Bristol Channel at Newport. ... The Black Mountains are a group of hills in south-eastern Wales, and a small part of Herefordshire, England. ... Part of the Brecon Beacons National Park, looking from the highest point Pen Y Fan, 886 m (2907 feet), to Corn Du, 873 m (2864 feet) The Brecon Beacons National Park is one of three national parks in Wales. ...

Notable buildings in Crickhowell include its seventeenth century bridge, fourteenth century parish church and the ruins of Crickhowell Castle. (16th century - 17th century - 18th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 17th century was that century which lasted from 1601-1700. ... (13th century - 14th century - 15th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 14th century was that century which lasted from 1301 to 1400. ... A parish church is the church which acts as the religious centre of a parish, the basic administrative unit of episcopal churches. ...

The Jewish actor,bodybuilder and former Mr Gay UK Sam Jobbins was born in crickhowell.