Crai, Powys

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Crai
Location within Powys
OS grid reference SN625515
Principal area
Preserved county
Country Wales
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town BRECON
Postcode district LD3
Police Dyfed-Powys
Fire Mid and West Wales
Ambulance Welsh
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51°54′47″N3°36′31″W / 51.913154°N 3.608617°W / 51.913154; -3.608617

Crai is a community including the village of Crai and the hamlet of Felin-Crai in Breconshire, Powys, Wales. The population was 241 as of the 2011 UK Census. It also includes the Crai reservoir and is mostly in the Brecon Beacons National Park.


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