World’s Highest Peak Named After A Brecon Beacons Native!

Sir George Everest was born here at The Manor hotel in 1790.  His pioneering mapping work as Surveyor General of India, led him to the Himalayas, and the highest peak in the world – Mount Everest - was named after him in 1865. Situated in one of the most beautiful valley in the Brecon Beacons …

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