Usk (Brynbuga)
Built-up area in Monmouthshire, Wales
| Coordinates: | 51.704, -2.902 |
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| OS grid ref: | SO 37 00 |
| Population: | 2,834 |
| Dialling code: | 01495 (Pontypool) |
The small market town of Usk sits in rural Monmouthshire in southeast Wales, snug on the banks of the River Usk. The town has Roman origins (the fort of Burrium) and a long medieval legacy crowned by the ruined Norman motte-and-bailey of Usk Castle, which still overlooks the valley.
Today Usk combines a strong local community with independent shops, cafés and regular markets, while agriculture and tourism underpin the economy. The river draws anglers and walkers, there are local museums and annual agricultural events, and the presence of HM Prison Usk is a notable part of the town’s modern social fabric.
Postcode districts covering Usk
Most populated places nearby
- Bristol 21.2 miles
- Cardiff 18.3 miles
- Newport 8.6 miles
- Weston-super-Mare 24.7 miles
- Kingswood and Fishponds 23.6 miles
- Tonypandy 24.6 miles
- Cwmbran Central 6.7 miles
- Cwmbrân 6.7 miles
- Merthyr Tydfil 20.7 miles
- Chipping Sodbury 24.8 miles
- Pontypool 5.7 miles
- Yate 23.2 miles
Neighbouring places
- Llanbadoc and Usk Ward 1.8 miles
- Llangybi Fawr Ward 2.1 miles
- Llangibby Built-up area 2.7 miles
- Penperlleni Built-up area 4.1 miles
- Mamhilad Built-up area 4.3 miles
- New Inn Parish 4.5 miles
- Raglan Built-up area 4.7 miles
- Gobion Fawr Ward 5.1 miles
- Goetre Fawr Ward 5.3 miles
- Croesyceiliog Parish 5.4 miles
- Panteg Parish 5.6 miles
- Llanfrechfa and Ponthir Ward 5.6 miles
Example postcodes in Usk
NP15 1BN, NP15 1AD, NP15 1TZ, NP15 1BB, NP15 1SF, NP15 1BJ, NP15 1XD, NP15 1TN, NP15 1EG … See all
Transport links
- Bristol Airport 23.5 miles
- Cardiff Airport 28.5 miles
- Pontypool and New Inn Railway Station 4.8 miles
- Cwmbran Railway Station 5.9 miles
Hotels in Usk Ad
Schools in Usk
- Usk Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Pontypool Park Stadium 5.7 miles
- Cwmbran Town Stadium 6.6 miles
- Ninewells Wood Forest 8.2 miles
- Old Park wood Forest 8.5 miles
- Grace Dieu Abbey Historic site 8.8 miles
- Blaenavon World Heritage Centre Museum 9.3 miles
- Cuckoo Wood Forest 9.3 miles
- Newport Stadium Stadium 9.4 miles
- Chepstow Racecourse Recreation 9.7 miles
- Tredegar Park Estate 10.7 miles
- Craig Llysfaen Mountains 15.3 miles
- Forest of Dean Forest 16 miles