Usk

Usk is a town and community in , Wales, 10 miles northeast of . It is located on the , which is spanned by an arched stone bridge at the western entrance to the town. , above the town, overlooks the ancient crossing point.
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Places of Interest

Highlights: HM Prison Usk and Usk Library.

Prison
Photo: Rick Crowley, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a Category C men's , located in Maryport Street in Usk, , Wales.

Library
Photo: Jaggery, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Church
Photo: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The is the parish church of Usk, , .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Llancayo and Llanllowell.

Village
Photo: andy dolman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village in , south-east .

Village
Photo: Colin Bates, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village in , southeast , in the .

Village
Photo: John Thorn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village in , south east , United Kingdom. is situated 2 miles northwest of Usk.

Usk

Latitude
51.7045° or 51° 42′ 16″ north
Longitude
-2.9026° or 2° 54′ 10″ west
Population
2,630
Elevation
62 feet (19 metres)
UN/LOCODE
GB USK
Open location code
9C3VP33W+RW
Open­Street­Map ID
node 29487826
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
2635052
Wiki­data ID
Q573757
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Welsh—“Usk” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Brynbuga”
  • Basque: “Brynbuga”
  • Basque: “Usk”
  • Belarusian: “Аск”
  • Breton: “Brynbuga”
  • Bulgarian: “Ъск”
  • Catalan: “Brynbuga”
  • Cebuano: “Usk”
  • Chinese: “阿斯克”
  • Cornish: “Brynbuga”
  • Czech: “Usk”
  • Danish: “Usk”
  • Dutch: “Usk”
  • Esperanto: “Usk”
  • French: “Usk”
  • Galician: “Brynbuga”
  • Georgian: “ასკი”
  • German: “Usk”
  • Greek: “Ουσκ”
  • Hebrew: “אוסק”
  • Indonesian: “Usk”
  • Irish: “Brynbuga”
  • Italian: “Usk”
  • Japanese: “アースク”
  • Korean: “어스크”
  • Latin: “Castrum Oscae”
  • Latvian: “Aska”
  • Livvi: “Brynbuga”
  • Maltese: “Usk”
  • Northern Frisian: “Usk”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Usk”
  • Norwegian: “Usk”
  • Persian: “آسک”
  • Polish: “Usk”
  • Portuguese: “Usk”
  • Russian: “Аск”
  • Scots: “Brynbuga”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Brynbuga”
  • Slovak: “Usk”
  • Slovenian: “Usk”
  • Spanish: “Usk”
  • Swedish: “Usk”
  • Turkish: “Usk”
  • Urdu: “یوسک”
  • Vietnamese: “Usk”
  • Welsh: “Brynbuga”
  • “Usk”

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