Military Town
The east end of town also has two military establishments:
- Dering Lines, home to the Infantry Battle School (formerly Infantry Training Centre Wales), where infantry officers and Other Ranks are trained, and
- The Barracks, home to 160th (Wales) Brigade.
- Gurkha Company (Mandalay) is also based here.
Approximately 9 miles (14 km) to the west of Brecon is Sennybridge Training Area, an important training facility for the British Army.
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