Aberbrân is a small settlement in
Powys, Wales. It lies on the
Afon Brân immediately above its confluence (
Welsh
Welsh may refer to:
Related to Wales
* Welsh, referring or related to Wales
* Welsh language, a Brittonic Celtic language spoken in Wales
* Welsh people
People
* Welsh (surname)
* Sometimes used as a synonym for the ancient Britons (Celtic peopl ...
'aber') with the
River Usk
The River Usk (; cy, Afon Wysg) rises on the northern slopes of the Black Mountain (''y Mynydd Du''), Wales, in the westernmost part of the Brecon Beacons National Park. Initially forming the boundary between Carmarthenshire and Powys, it fl ...
and is west of the town of
Brecon, 35 miles (56 km) from
Cardiff and 147 miles (236 km) from
London.
Aberbrân translates from the
Welsh language to English as: ''mouth of the river (aber) crow (brân)''.
Though a small settlement, Aberbrân once possessed a railway station and a flour mill; both were closed in the 1950s. The railway station was shut down when the Western Region of
British Rail
British Railways (BR), which from 1965 traded as British Rail, was a state-owned company that operated most of the overground rail transport in Great Britain from 1948 to 1997. It was formed from the nationalisation of the Big Four British rai ...
closed the
Neath and Brecon Railway line due to a lack of passenger usage. The flour mill's closure was a bit more dramatic; after the miller got caught up in the machinery and was killed. The mill has now been converted into a house. The majority of the working population are
commuters working outside Aberbrân mainly in the closest
market town of Brecon.
Today Aberbrân consists of around 15 houses and two farms which both offer
B & B,
caravan
Caravan or caravans may refer to:
Transport and travel
*Caravan (travellers), a group of travellers journeying together
**Caravanserai, a place where a caravan could stop
*Camel train, a convoy using camels as pack animals
*Convoy, a group of veh ...
and
camping parks. It also has a post and telephone box and a twice-daily bus service. One of the farms, Aberbrân Fawr also has a successful fruit PYO business, which is well known in the Brecon area. A third caravan park owned by the
Caravan Club opened in 1967 on the site of the old train station.
Aber-brân Bridge is a grade II
listed structure over the River Usk dating from 1791
It is a recognised starting point for canoeists and fishermen. There are also two other bridges that cross the River Bran.
See also
*
Aberbran railway station
References
External links
Aberbrân at Streetmap.co.ukPhotos of Aberbrân and surrounding area on geograph
Villages in Powys
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