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Usk

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 spanned by an arched stone bridge at the western entrance to the town. Usk Castle, above the town, overlooks the ancient crossing point. It developed as a small market town, with some industry including…

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Ambulance
Welsh
Community
Usk
Country
Wales
Dialling code
01291
Fire
South Wales
OS grid reference
SO375005

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Gallery

Twinning

Freedom of the Town

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Usk

Nodes127
Edges126
Triples208
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.015748
Components1

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Usk

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related to The Welsh Revolt · 20
Usk → Adam, After, Battle, Branbuga, Cambriae Typus, English, His, In, King Henry, King Henry IV, Owain Glyndŵr, Owain's, Pwll Melyn, South Wales, The, Tudur, Uck, Usk Castle, Welsh, Welsh Revolt
related to Roman times · 18
Usk → AD, Aulus Didius Gallus, Burrium, Caerleon, Glevum, Gloucester, He, However, It, Many, National Roman Legion Museum, River Usk, Roman, Romans, The, The Roman, Wales, XX Valeria Victrix
related to Priory Church of St Mary, Usk and the Priory Gatehouse · 15
Usk → Adam, Benedictine, Clare, Dissolution, Earl, However, Most, Papal, Pembroke, Richard, St Mary, The, Welsh, William Herbert, Wyatt
related to Prison · 15
Usk → After, Category, County Gaol, His Majesty's Prison Usk, HM Prison Prescoed, HM Prison Usk, In, It, London, Monmouthshire, Pentonville, Pontypool, The, Victorian, Wyatt
related to Notable people · 14
Usk → Adam, Alfred Russel Wallace, Bill Bailey, David Lewis, Felicity Crawley, In, In November, Jesuit, Llanbadoc, Popish Plot, The, Titus Oates, Twyn Square, Wallace
related to Amenities · 13
Usk → A472, Club, Golden Jubilee, It, Monmouth, Queen Victoria, Tennis Wales, The, Twyn Square, Usk Island, Usk Tennis Club, Welsh, Year
related to The 18th and 19th centuries · 11
Usk → Caerleon, Congregational, Gothic, In, It, The, The Town Clock, Twyn Square, Unlike, Welsh, William Edwards
related to Toponymy · 11
Usk → Brynbuga, Buga, Bulleum, Burrium, Burros, English, It, Its Welsh, River Usk, Romans, The
related to Usk Natural Burial Meadow · 10
Usk → Cemetery, Crematorium Management, ICCM, Institute, It, Monmouth Road, The, Usk Castle Chase, Usk Natural Burial Meadow, Year
related to Norman times · 9
Usk → After, Clare, Markets, The, The Normans, Twyn Square, Usk Castle, Usk's, Welsh

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town welsh wales population castle century square river built twyn monmouthshire church bloom county bridge market including located site part

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
UskAmbulanceWelsh1.00infobox
UskCommunityUsk1.00infobox
UskCountryWales1.00infobox
UskDialling code012911.00infobox
UskFireSouth Wales1.00infobox
UskOS grid referenceSO3750051.00infobox
UskPoliceGwent1.00infobox
UskPopulation2,8341.00infobox
UskPost townUSK1.00infobox
UskPostcode districtNP151.00infobox
UskPreserved countyGwent1.00infobox
UskPrincipal areaMonmouthshire1.00infobox
UskSenedd Cymru – Welsh ParliamentMonmouth1.00infobox
UskSovereign stateUnited Kingdom1.00infobox
UskUK ParliamentMonmouthshire1.00infobox

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