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    Why Welsh places need renaming–in Welsh

    May 12, 2023 3 minutes

    THE NATIONAL PARK formerly known as the Brecon Beacons has been all over the news recently, after the park authority revealed that it will be reverting to solely using the Welsh name for the region – Bannau Brycheiniog – in the future.

    It was an announcement that was somewhat predictably seized upon immediately by conservative commentators, including the likes of Nigel Farage, Laurence Fox and David Davis, who were up in arms decrying the decision and blaming

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