Newton, Brecknockshire

Newton, Brecknockshire

Newton (Welsh name Trenewydd) is a hamlet located between the market town of Brecon and the village of Llansantffraed, mid Wales, on the A40 road. It was the birthplace of the poet Henry Vaughan.[1]

References

  1. ^ Vaughan, Henry in Welsh Biography Online, at National Library of Wales

Coordinates: 51°54′43″N 3°17′13″W / 51.9119°N 3.2869°W / 51.9119; -3.2869



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