Usk (Welsh: Brynbuga) is a town and community in Monmouthshire, Wales, 10 miles (16 km) northeast of Newport. It is located on the River Usk, which is...
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The River Usk (/ʌsk/; Welsh: Afon Wysg) rises on the northern slopes of the Black Mountain (y Mynydd Du), Wales, in the westernmost part of the Brecon...
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(Welsh: Casnewydd [kasˈnɛwɨð]) is a city and county borough in Wales, situated on the River Usk close to its confluence with the Severn Estuary, 12 mi (19 km)...
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Talybont-on-Usk (Welsh: Tal-y-bont ar Wysg) is a village and community in Powys, Wales, in the historic county of Brecknockshire. It lies on both the Caerfanell...
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Caerleon (redirect from Caerleon-on-Usk)
kər-LEE-ən; Welsh: Caerllion) is a town and community in Newport, Wales. Situated on the River Usk, it lies 5 miles (8 km) northeast of Newport city centre, and...
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HM Prison Usk (Welsh: Carchar Brynbuga EF) is a Category C men's prison, located in Maryport Street in Usk, Monmouthshire, Wales. The prison is operated...
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– guitar Steve Watson – bass Adrian Jones – drums Recorded at Loco Studios, Usk, Wales, UK Produced by Iain Burgess Encyclopaedia Metallum album entry...
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The Usk Bridge, Usk, Monmouthshire, carries the A472 over the River Usk. It is the town's oldest crossing of the river and is a Grade II* listed structure...
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Monmouthshire (redirect from Monmouthshire, Wales)
the administrative centre is Usk. The county is rural, although adjacent to the city of Newport and the urbanised South Wales Valleys; it has an area of...
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hostile to King Richard II of England. Born at Usk in what is now Monmouthshire (Sir Fynwy), south-east Wales, Adam received the patronage of Edmund Mortimer...
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needed] Usk was named for the River Usk in Wales around 1890. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Usk, Washington ZIP Code Lookup Meany...
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Usk Castle (Welsh: Castell Brynbuga) is a castle site in the town of Usk in central Monmouthshire, south east Wales, United Kingdom. It was listed Grade...
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Brecon (redirect from Brecon, Wales)
conquest of Roman Wales and Brecon was first established as a military base. The confluence of the River Honddu and the River Usk made for a valuable...
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Dref Brynbuga) is a municipal building in Old Market Street, Usk, Monmouthshire, Wales. The structure, used as the local club of the Royal British Legion...
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Retrieved 29 July 2022. "BBC - Wales - History - Themes - Flag of St David". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 6 September 2022. de Usk, Adam; Thompson, Edward Maunde...
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The Sessions House at Usk, Wales, is a Victorian courthouse by Thomas Henry Wyatt of 1877. It is a Grade II* listed building as of 4 January 1974. The...
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Battle of Pwll Melyn (redirect from Battle of usk)
The Battle of Pwll Melyn (also known as the Battle of Usk) was a battle between the Welsh and English on 5 May 1405. It was part of the Glyndŵr Rising...
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Usk is a Welsh town. Usk or USK may also refer to: River Usk Usk Castle Usk Reservoir Usk Hundred, an ancient administrative division HM Prison Usk Usk...
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Treorchy Tywyn Usk Welshpool Whitland Wrexham (city) Ystradgynlais Ystrad Mynach List of cities in Wales List of built-up areas in Wales by population...
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Usk Rugby Football Club is a Welsh rugby union club based in the historic town of Usk in South Wales. Usk RFC is a member of the Welsh Rugby Union and...
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Crickhowell Bridge (category Bridges over the River Usk)
River Usk in Crickhowell, Powys, Wales. The main A4077 road to Gilwern crosses it. The bridge is claimed to be the longest stone bridge in Wales at over...
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9055°W / 51.7063; -2.9055 Usk (GWR) railway station is a disused railway station in the town of Usk, Monmouthshire, Wales. The station is now barely...
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Glen Usk, Llanhennock, Monmouthshire is a country house dating from 1820. It was built for Sir Digby Mackworth, Bt. in the Neoclassical style. The house...
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Llansantffraed (Llansantffraed-juxta-Usk) is a parish in the community of Talybont-on-Usk in Powys, Wales, near Brecon. The benefice of Llansantffraed...
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Newport Transporter Bridge (category Bridges over the River Usk)
transporter bridge that crosses the River Usk in Newport, South East Wales. The bridge is the lowest crossing on the River Usk. It is a Grade I listed structure...
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to the south of the hamlet of Scethrog, in the Usk valley between Brecon and Crickhowell, in Powys, Wales. A tower house dating from the 14th century, in...
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Abergavenny (category River Usk)
castle built soon after the Norman conquest of Wales. Abergavenny is situated at the confluence of the River Usk and a tributary stream, the Gavenny. It is...
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Monmouth (redirect from Monmouth, Wales)
Monmouthshire County Council has its main offices at Rhadyr, just outside Usk. Monmouth is in the UK Parliament constituency of Monmouthshire and the Senedd...
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Usk Bridge may be used as the name for any bridge crossing the River Usk in Wales, UK. Specific notable examples include: Usk Bridge (Brecon), the main...
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Monmouthshire (historic) (redirect from Wales and Monmouthshire)
Monmouth and Usk. until the Acts of Union of 1536 and 1543, the land which is today called Monmouthshire was undisputedly in Wales. The Laws in Wales Act 1535...
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