which runs through the town, see River Usk . For the hamlet in British Columbia, see Usk, British Columbia ... UK place country Wales welsh name Brynbuga constituency welsh assembly static image Image Usk, Wales.jpg 250px static image caption Usk in 2006. latitude 51.7035 longitude 2.9019 official name Usk ... post town USK postcode district NP15 postcode area NP dial code 01291 os grid reference SO375005 population 2,318 Usk lang cy Brynbuga is a small town in Monmouthshire , Wales , situated 10 miles northeast of Newport . The River Usk ref cite web url http www.geograph.org.uk photo 558875 title River Usk OS grid SO3700 Geograph Britain and Ireland photograph every grid square publisher Geograph.org.uk ... stone bridge ref cite web url http www.geograph.org.uk photo 558894 title Usk Bridge OS grid SO3700 ... Welsh border crossing the river can usually be crossed on foot in places in summer even today. Usk ... photo 558883 title Usk Twyn Square OS grid SO3700 Geograph Britain and Ireland photograph ..., a large town square. ref http www.geograph.org.uk photo 280317 Geograph Clock Tower, Usk . Retrieved 8 November 2010. ref Usk Island is a park at the edge of the river island is a literal translation ... Gwernesney , about three miles east of the town. Usk Tennis Club is currently Tennis Wales Club of the Year . When date November 2010 History Roman times Usk was founded about AD 55 Citation needed ... to flooding , and not on a navigable river, it offered good communications inland up the River Usk ... base south to Caerleon . The Roman remains at Usk are buried on the southern side of the town. ref ..., with evidence of iron working. The Normans also realised Usk s geographical and military importance within the region, and the powerful de Clare family built Usk Castle as part of their plans for controlling ... Official Website publisher Usk Castle date accessdate 2011 01 14 ref whilst hidden from view by surrounding ... cite web url http www.genuki.org.uk big wal MON Usk Gaz1868.html title Usk, Monmouthshire Extract ... more details
unsourced date December 2007 Newbridge on Usk is a village in Monmouthshire , south east Wales , in the United Kingdom . Location Newbridge on Usk is located on the River Usk five miles to the north of Newport in the Vale of Usk. History and amenities Newbridge on Usk lies below the steep Wentwood escarpment and is close to historical Caerleon , Usk and a short distance from the M4 motorway . The bridge stands at the Normal Tidal Limit NTL of the River Usk as shown on the http getamap.ordnancesurvey.co.uk getamap frames.htm?mapAction gaz&gazName p&gazString NEWBRIDGE ON USK Ordnance Survey map . External links oscoor gbx ST384948 http www.geograph.org.uk search.php?i 2851574 www.geograph.co.uk photos of Newbridge on Usk and surrounding area DEFAULTSORT Newbridge On Usk Category Villages in Monmouthshire Category River Usk Monmouthshire geo stub cy Newbridge on Usk ... more details
Infobox lake lake name Usk Reservoir image lake Usk reservoir.jpg caption lake image bathymetry caption bathymetry location Wales coords coord 51 56 40 N 3 42 50 W type waterbody region GB display inline,title type reservoir inflow River Usk outflow River Usk catchment basin countries United Kingdom length width area depth max depth volume residence time shore elevation 1,050 ft 320 m islands cities The Usk Reservoir is located in the upper River UskUsk Valley , at convert 1050 ft m above sea level, in Carmarthenshire , south Wales . The reservoir is situated in part of the Brecon Beacons National Park . Completed in 1955 , it now covers some convert 280 acre ha of land. It can be located just off the minor road between Trecastle and Llanddeusant, Carmarthenshire Llanddeusant , convert 7 mi km west of Sennybridge . On January 6 2008 Unofficially a temperature of convert 16.5 C F was recorded nearby. External links Commonscat http www.brecon beacons.com usk reservoir.htm Usk reservoir in the Brecon Beacons national park http www.geograph.org.uk search.php?i 2631261 www.geograph.co.uk photos of the Usk reservoir and surrounding area Category Reservoirs in Wales Category Dams in Wales Category Reservoirs in Powys Category Dams in Powys Category Geography of Carmarthenshire Category Buildings and structures in Carmarthenshire Category Lakes of Wales Category River Usk Reservoir, Usk Carmarthenshire geo stub cy Llyn Wysg nn Usk reservoaret ... more details
Rugby team teamname Usk RFC fullname Usk Rugby Football Club nickname location Usk , Monmouthshire countryflag Wales founded 1874 ground Red Shed Meadow capacity president J.D. Jones coach Rhys Morgan league WRU Division Five East season 2009 10 position 5th ref http www.wru.co.uk 2116.php? WRU website ref url www.uskrfc.co.uk pattern la1 pattern b1 pattern ra1 leftarm1 000080 body1 000080 rightarm1 000080 shorts1 000080 socks1 FFFFFF Usk Rugby Football Club are a Wales 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 is a feeder club for the Newport Gwent Dragons . ref cite web url http news.bbc.co.uk sport1 hi rugby union welsh 3877085.stm title Wales regional rugby map author BBC News publisher BBC date 2004 07 08 accessdate 2008 06 11 ref Usk RFC s first recorded rugby match was against Newport RFC Newport in 1874. It is believed that rugby has been played in Usk from that date apart from during the two World Wars when official rugby ceased to be played in Wales. References reflist Rugby Wales links Category Welsh rugby union teams Category Sports clubs established in 1874 Wales rugbyunion team stub ... more details
Thomas Usk died March 4, 1388 was appointed the under sheriff of London by Richard II of England Richard II in 1387. Author of The Testament of Love Born in London , he is the author of The Testament of Love, which was once thought to be by Geoffrey Chaucer . Appeal Parliament of England Parliament termed the Merciless Parliament in the work prosecuted him in 1388 and had him executed. The Testament of Love is an allegory allegorical prose work written in prison to seek aid. Walter William Skeat Walter Skeat found that the initial letters of the sections formed an acrostic saying, MARGARET OF VIRTU HAVE MERCI ON TSKNVI. Properly decoded, the last word is THINUSK, or thin e Usk. Usk had been servant to John Northampton when the latter was Lord Mayor of London from 1381 to 1383. Informant In 1384, he was arrested and released in exchange for informing against Northampton, for he had no desire, he said, to be a stinking martyr. This earned him the enmity of the Gloucester party. Execution When they gained power, Usk was sentenced to be drawn, hung, and beheaded, with his head put up over Newgate . John of Malvern gives a description of the execution in his continuation of the Polychronicon, saying that it took thirty blows from the sword to sever Usk s head. Contemporary of Chaucer Usk was a Collector of Customs from 1381 to 1384, when Geoffrey Chaucer was the Comptroller of Customs, and he was familiar with Chaucer. In The Testament of Love, the god of Love praises mine own true servant, the noble philosophical poet in English who had written a poem on Troilus i.e. Chaucer . Lollard Then Catholic Usk had been a Lollard , but he was brought back to the Roman Catholic Church while in prison. Sources http www.lib.rochester.edu camelot teams uskintro.htm The Testament of Love References 1911 DEFAULTSORT Usk, Thomas Category Lollards Category Middle English poets Category People ... Executed English people he hu Thomas Usk no Thomas Usk ... more details
Image RiverUskAbergavenny.jpg thumb right The River Usk near Abergavenny with the Blorenge in the background Deleted image removed Image Newport Bridge.jpg thumb right The River Usk in Newport city centre The River Usk lang cy Afon Wysg source river rises on the northern slopes of the Black Mountain ... it flows north into Usk Reservoir , then east by Sennybridge to Brecon before turning southeast to flow by Talybont on Usk , Crickhowell and Abergavenny after which it takes a more southerly course. Beyond the eponymous town of Usk it passes the Roman legion ary fortress of Caerleon to flow ... kite . The Usk has long been a noted salmon and trout fishing river. Salmon of over convert ... Tidal Limit NTL of the river is the bridge at Newbridge on Usk , some five miles north of Newport. In history and legend The River Usk has played an important role both in the history of South Wales , and features in some local folk tales. Historically, the tidal reaches of the Usk has been used ... waters and further overseas. Evidence of the Usk s long standing use in transport and trade came ... in its lifetime. Its presence in the Usk has confirmed what an important trading route the Usk must have provided to the many towns and villages along its route. The Usk has also played a role ... tale in which an incognito Gawain pushes his uncle King Arthur into the Usk, and is then forced ... blockquote For it was located in a delightful spot in Glamorgan , on the River Usk, not far from ... of the Usk contains many sites of archaeological significance from prehistory and the valley ..., p. xxv ref , suggests an origin of the name Usk, from the Scottish and Irish Gaelic word uisce ..., North Yorkshire Esk and other variants. See also Rivers of Wales Usk Valley Walk References reflist External links http www.uskvalleywalk.org.uk photos.htm The Usk Valley Walk photos http www.gtj.org.uk item.php?lang en&id 25406&t 1 A trophy salmon from the Usk in October 1917 http www.canoewales.com ... more details
Usk Castle is a castle site in the town of Usk in central Monmouthshire , south east Wales , United Kingdom . Location Usk Castle is located immediately to the north of the present day town on a hill overlooking the streets and main Tywn square. Early Norman castle Usk castle and town was probably laid out and established in 1120, after some of the other Normans Norman settlements and castle s of the region, such as Monmouth Castle and Abergavenny Castle . However, the site had a history of previous military, strategic, and local significance, for it was here that the Roman army Romans had established their early Legionary fortress before relocating it south to Caerleon . Usk is first mentioned in 1138 in the context of it being captured by the Welsh people Welsh . It passed back into Norman hands, only to be captured by the Welsh again in 1174, as was Abergavenny , when turmoil again developed into open conflict in this area of the Welsh Marches . Marcher lords The Normans had to control and subjugate the region, and brought in Marcher Lord Richard Fitz Gilbert de Clare who sought to strengthen the castle s defences against Welsh attack, but he was ambushed and killed north of Abergavenny in 1136. The Welsh duly captured Usk castle again in 1184. William Marshal was the next Marcher Lord to strengthen Usk castle. However, his conflict with King Henry III of England brought the Normans new headaches. Gilbert de Clare, 7th Earl of Hertford , another holder of Usk castle, was killed at the Battle of Bannockburn when the English crown s focus was on defeating the Scotland Scots ..., in 1352, that Adam of Usk was born. Owain Glyndwr The rebellion of Owain Glyndwr , between 1400 and 1405 ... Usk town in 1402. The Battle of Pwll Melyn was fought nearby, and the region only stabilised under ... Wales info on Usk plus photos http www.uskcastle.com Usk castle official website http www.uskcastlepageant.org.uk Usk Castle Pageant http photos.jibble.org UskCastleBattle Usk Castle Battle photos ... more details
infobox historic subdivision Name Usk HQ Government Origin Status Hundred country subdivision hundred Start 1542 End Code CodeName Replace Motto Divisions Divisions DivisionsNames Higher and Lower DivisionsMap Arms Map Image Usk hundred.png 240px br Usk within Monmouthshire Image Civic PopulationFirst 13,859 PopulationFirstYear 1861 AreaFirst AreaFirstYear DensityFirst DensityFirstYear PopulationSecond PopulationSecondYear AreaSecond AreaSecondYear DensitySecond DensitySecondYear PopulationLast PopulationLastYear AreaLast convert 46060 acre km2 AreaLastYear 1831 DensityLast DensityLastYear Usk was an ancient Hundred country subdivision hundred of Monmouthshire historic Monmouthshire . It was situated in the centre of the county, bounded to the north by the hundreds of Abergavenny hundred Abergavenny and Raglan hundred Raglan to the east and south by the hundred of Caldicot hundred Caldicot and to the west by the hundred of Wentloog hundred Wentloog . It contains the following ancient parishes div style moz column count 3 webkit column count 3 column count 3 Caerleon township Gwehelog Fawr Gwernesney Kemeys Kemeys Commander Llanbadog Llandegveth Llangattock Llangeview Llangwm, Monmouthshire Llangwm Llangybi Fawr Llanhennock Llanllywel Llanthewy Vach Llantrissant Fawr Llanvihangel Pont y Moile Llanfrechfa Panteg Tintern Tredunnock Trostre Usk div The administration of the area is now divided between the Principal areas of Wales local authorities of Newport , Torfaen and Monmouthshire . External links http www.visionofbritain.org.uk unit page.jsp?u id 10120792 Usk Hundred on a Vision of Britain Monmouthshire hundreds Category History of Monmouthshire Category Hundreds of Wales ... more details
walks strolls and routes henry vaughan walk talybont on usk Walking in the area http www.geograph.org.uk search.php?i 2783342 www.geograph.co.uk photos of Talybont on Usk and surrounding area oscoor ... WGS84 lat long, converted from OSGB36 grid ref Category Villages in Powys Category River Usk Category ... more details
Infobox settlement official name Usk, Washington settlement type Unincorporated community nickname motto Images image skyline imagesize image caption image flag image seal Maps image map mapsize map caption image map1 mapsize1 map caption1 pushpin map Washington Location coordinates region US WA subdivision type List of countries Country subdivision name United States subdivision type1 Political divisions of the United States State subdivision name1 Washington U.S. state Washington subdivision type2 List of counties in Washington County subdivision name2 Pend Oreille County, Washington Pend Oreille Government government footnotes government type leader title leader name leader title1 leader name1 established title established date Area unit pref area footnotes area magnitude area total km2 area land km2 area water km2 area total sq mi area land sq mi area water sq mi Population population as of population footnotes population total population density km2 population density sq mi General information timezone Pacific Time Zone Pacific PST utc offset 8 timezone DST PDT utc offset DST 7 elevation footnotes elevation m elevation ft 2054 latd 48 latm 18 lats 50 latNS N longd 117 longm 16 longs 47 longEW W coordinates display Area postal codes & others postal code type ZIP code postal code 99180 area code Area code 509 509 blank name Geographic Names Information System GNIS feature ID blank info 1527654 ref gnis 1527654 ref blank1 name blank1 info website footnotes Usk is an unincorporated area unincorporated community in Pend Oreille County, Washington Pend Oreille County , Washington U.S. state Washington , United States . Usk is located along the Pend Oreille River mi to km 2 southeast of Cusick, Washington Cusick . Usk has a post office with ZIP code 99180. ref http www.zipinfo.com cgi local zipsrch.exe?cnty cnty&zip 99180&Go Go ZIP Code Lookup ref Usk was named for the River Usk in Wales around 1890. ref name majors Cite book last Majors first Harry M. title Exploring ... more details
The Usk Ferry is a cable ferry across the Skeena River in British Columbia , Canada . It is situated about convert 16 km north east of Terrace, British Columbia Terrace at Usk, British Columbia Usk . ref name bcifs cite web url http www.th.gov.bc.ca marine ferry schedules.htm title Inland Ferry Schedules publisher Province of British Columbia accessdate 2008 11 25 ref Technically, the ferry is a reaction ferry , which is propelled by the Current stream current of the water. An overhead Wire rope cable is suspended from towers anchored on either bank of the river, and a traveller is installed on the cable. The ferry is attached to the traveller by a bridle cable. To operate the ferry, rudders are used to ensure that the pontoons are angled into the current, causing the force of the current to move the ferry across the river. ref cite web url http www.th.gov.bc.ca BCHighways contracts maintenance Standards Specs Local Area sa26 26LAS1d Appendix D Reaction Ferry Operations Usk.pdf title Appendix D Reaction and aerial ferry operation Usk publisher Province of British Columbia accessdate 2008 11 25 ref The ferry operates under contract to the British Columbia Ministry of Transportation , is free of toll road usage toll s, and runs on demand between 0615 and 2345 with some gaps in service. It carries a maximum of 2 cars and 12 passengers at a time. The crossing is about convert 150 m in length, and takes 5 7 minutes. At times of low water, or ice in the river, the ferry is replaced by an aerial tramway that carries passengers only. ref name bcifs cite web url http www.th.gov.bc.ca marine ferry schedules.htm title Inland Ferry Schedules publisher Province of British Columbia accessdate 2008 11 25 ref See also Adams Lake Cable Ferry Arrow Park Ferry Barnston Island Ferry Big Bar Ferry Francois Lake Ferry Glade Cable Ferry Kootenay Lake Ferry Harrop Ferry Little Fort Ferry McLure Ferry Needles Ferry Upper Arrow Lakes Ferry References reflist BR coord 54.635437 128.41037 region ... more details
The Usk Inlier is a dome geology domed outcrop of rock strata of Silurian age in Monmouthshire in south eastern Wales . It is located in the countryside between the towns of Caerleon and Pontypool and the village of Raglan, Monmouthshire Raglan . The longer axis of the dome or pericline , often referred to as the Usk Anticline , is aligned north south. The inlier is largely surrounded by a sequence of Old Red Sandstone rocks of Devonian age, though both these and the Silurian rocks are largely obscured by superficial deposits. ref Aldridge, R.J., Siveter, David J., Siveter, Derek J., Lane, P.D., Palmer, D. & Woodcock, N.H. Geological Conservation Review Series vol 19, British Silurian Stratigraphy . Joint Nature Conservation Committee, Peterborough ref ref British Geological Survey 1 50,000 scale geological map sheets 232, 233, 249 & 250 England & Wales series ref References reflist coord missing Wales Category Geography of Monmouthshire Category Geology of Wales geology stub Wales geo stub ... more details
Adam of Usk lang cy Adda o Frynbuga c. 1352 &ndash 1430 was a Welsh people Welsh priest, canonist, and late medieval historian and chronicler. Patronage Born at Usk in what is now Monmouthshire , southeast Wales , Adam received the patronage of Edmund Mortimer, 3rd Earl of March , who inherited the Lordship of Usk Brynbuga through his wife Philippa. Mortimer encouraged and enabled Adam to eventually study at Oxford , where he obtained his doctorate and became extraordinarius in Canon law Catholic Church Canon law . Adam settled at Oxford University as a teacher of law. Here by his own admission he was involved in armed struggle of 1388 and 1389 between the Northerners and the Southerners, which included the Welsh. Adam left Oxford and practiced his profession for seven years as an advocate in the archiepiscopal court of Canterbury , 1390 1397, sitting on the Parliament of 1397 and in 1399 accompanied the Thomas Arundel Archbishop and Henry IV of England Bolingbroke s army on the march from Bristol to Chester . These experiences and the connection with Thomas Arundel shaped his views thereafter, he was hostile in his chronicle to Richard II of England Richard II . He was a member of the commission ... the Lordship of Usk. Adam lived under Cherleton s protection for some years at this period, as a poor ... 1430. He is buried in the priory church at Usk , where his epitaph composed in Welsh cywydd metre can ... by Edward Maunde Thompson for the Royal Society of Literature, as Chronicon Ad de Usk London ... Usk, A. D. 1377 1421 London H. Frowde, 1904 . Second edition reprinted twice New York AMS Press, 1980 ... Given Wilson, The Chronicle of Adam Usk, 1377 1421 Oxford Clarendon Press New York Oxford University Press, 1997 . See also Gerald of Wales Geoffrey of Monmouth References Catholic wstitle Adam of Usk External links DNB Cite wstitle Adam of Usk DEFAULTSORT Adam of Usk Category 1352 births Category 1430 ... Category Welsh writers Category Welsh Roman Catholic priests Category People from Usk Category ... more details
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unreferenced date December 2010 Image Usk, British Columbia Location.png 280px right Location of Usk, British Columbia Usk is a hamlet in British Columbia , Canada just off British Columbia Highway 16 Highway 16 north east of Terrace, British Columbia Terrace on the north bank of the Skeena River . Once famous for berry growing, a flood in the 1930s destroyed most of the community. A few people still live there now. Access is by the Usk Ferry , a reaction ferry , or passenger only cablecar when the river is iced over. The Usk railway station is served by Via Rail s Jasper Prince Rupert train . Between Usk and Kitselas, British Columbia Kitselas , further upstream, is Kitselas Canyon . External links http www.kurtknoll.com usk.html Pictures of the hamlet and area http uk.multimap.com wi 60487.htm Map of Usk coord 54 38 N 128 26 W region CA type city source GNS enwiki display title Category Populated places in the Regional District of Kitimat Stikine Category Unincorporated settlements in British Columbia Category Skeena Country BritishColumbiaCoast geo stub ... more details
for the disused railway station in South Wales, UK Usk GWR railway station Mergeto Usk, British Columbia date December 2009 Infobox Station name Usk railway station type Via Rail inter city rail style Via Rail image image size image caption address Usk, BC br Canada coordinates Coord 54 38 N 128 25 W ref BCGNIS 35365 Usk community ref line Jasper Prince Rupert train other structure platform 1 depth levels 1 tracks parking bicycle baggage check passengers pass year pass percent pass system opened closed rebuilt electrified ADA code owned zone former services telephones, washrooms s rail title Via s line system Via line Jasper Prince Rupert previous Terrace next Pacific mpassengers The Usk railway station is on the Canadian National Railway mainline in Usk, British Columbia , on the north side of Skeena river, across the river, by barge ferry or cable car from Highway 16. The station is served by Via Rail s Jasper Prince Rupert train as a flag stop. ref http www.viarail.ca en stations rockies and pacific Usk ref Footnotes reflist External links http www.viarail.ca en stations rockies and pacific Usk Via Rail Station Description DEFAULTSORT Usk Railway Station Category Via Rail stations in British Columbia BritishColumbia struct stub Canada rail station stub ... more details
, the adjacent Usk Tunnel and road and river bridges remain extant and can be walked. ref name ... 8393833.stm ref The Line main Coleford, Monmouth, Usk and Pontypool Railway The railway was built by the Coleford, Monmouth, Usk and Pontypool Railway in 1856, with the principal aim of carrying iron ... ran to Monmouth Troy railway station . The four miles from Little Mill Junction to Usk were opened ... stations on the line only Usk and Monmouth Troy had two platforms. The station site at Usk was cramped between the River Usk and the Tunnel, so the goods yard stood a quarter of a mile away on the western ... train was run on 12th October 1957. ref name stanley jenkins Usk Tunnel File Usk railway tunnel.jpg right thumb View of the Western portal of Usk Tunnel in 2008 The 256 yard tunnel adjacent to the station ..., Monmouth, Usk and Pontypool Railway authorised under the Coleford, Monmouth, Usk & Pontypool Railway Act 1853 2 June 1856 railway opened from Little Mill Junction, Pontypool, to Usk. 12 October 1857 line extended from Usk to Monmouth Troy . 1861 line leased by the West Midland Railway . 1873 Branch to Coleford opened. 1887 The Great Western Railway absorbed the Coleford, Monmouth Usk & Pontypool ... May 1955 Coleford Monmouth Usk and Pontypool Railway Newport to Monmouth closed to passengers. 24 ... usk.html Information of Usk Station http cardiffrail.co.uk Usk Tunnel.html Tunnel and station photographs ... more details
Non free use rationale Description Ship s badge of the submarine HMS Usk N65 Source http www.submariners.co.uk Dits Badges Official show.htm?USK Article HMS Usk N65 Portion No Low resolution Yes Purpose image is used solely for the purposes of identifying the related vessel, or illustrating that vessel s badge directly. Replaceability A free replacement would be difficult to obtain given the related vessels status. Other information The badge is not defaced, misrepresented or used in a misleading manner Non free symbol Category Royal Navy submarine crests ... more details
The Usk Valley Walk is a waymarked long distance footpath in south east Wales , from Caerleon to Brecon . Distance The route runs some convert 48 mi km . The entire route can be walked in three to five days. The route The route follows some of the course of the River Usk and runs from a start point at Caerleon , not far upstream from the rivermouth at Uskmouth , south of Newport , up the river valley, with interesting detours, to Brecon in the north. It passes from Ancient Rome Roman Caerleon uphill, climbing the Wentwood ridge, to descend into gentle dairy pastureland http www.geograph.org.uk photo 488053 , visiting the riverside towns of Usk and Abergavenny , where it enters the Brecon Beacons National Park , follows the towpath of the Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal , bypassing Crickhowell where it climbs again providing views of the Black Mountains, Wales Black Mountains falling back to the canal towpath again. Just after Llangynidr it climbs again towards Talybont Reservoir with fine views of the highest part of the Brecon Beacons on the way. Passing below the reservoir the route climbs towards Talybont Forest rejoining the canal at Pencelli . The route ends at Brecon . The route is waymarked using a symbol of an otter s head, an animal that any walker may well see on the river. A guidebook for the route is available from bookshops. More adventurous walkers can follow further up the River Usk towards its source in the Carmarthenshire Fans below Fan Brycheiniog in the far west of the National Park . External links http www.uskvalleywalk.org.uk The Usk Valley Walk website and photos http www.ramblers.org.uk info paths name u uskvalley.htm The Rambler s Association on the Usk Valley Walk http www.contours.co.uk walking holidays usk valley walk.php Basic Map and information from Contours walking holidays br UK Trails Transport in Powys Category Recreational walks in Wales Category Long distance footpaths in Wales Category River Usk Category Brecon Beacons Category Footpaths ... more details
File Four bridges across the Usk, Newport.jpg thumb The M4 motorway Usk bridge The M4 motorway Usk bridge or St. Julians Bridge carries the M4 motorway across the River Usk in the city of Newport in the United Kingdom . The bridge is actually two separate convert 450 ft m adj on bridges for the eastbound and westbound carriageways. When travelling westbound, the bridges lead directly into the twin convert 1,200 ft m adj mid long Brynglas Tunnels . Work commenced on both the bridge and the tunnels on September 10, 1962, two months after work commenced on the George Street Bridge Newport George Street Bridge further downstream. The entire Newport bypass section of the M4 junctions 24 to 28 finally opened in 1967. In 1989 a further two crossings east westbound were added as a connection from the M4 at the newly constructed junction 25a to the north southbound A4042 road A4042 Heidenheim Drive ref http www.opsi.gov.uk si si1989 Uksi 19891847 en 1.htm M4 Newport Shrewsbury Trunk Road A4042 Relief of Brynglas Tunnels and Malpas Road Order 1989 ref . References references River Usk crossings in Newport coord 51.60434 N 2.99073 W source placeopedia display title Category Bridges completed in 1967 Category Bridges in Newport Category Transport in Newport Wales struct stub UK bridge struct stub ... more details
orphan date January 2010 Infobox building image Sessions House, Usk.jpeg caption name Sessions House location town Usk location country flagicon UK United Kingdom coordinates coord 51.7001 2.9010 type landmark region GB display inline,title architect Thomas Henry Wyatt client Monmouthshire Quarter Sessions engineer construction start date completion date 1878 date demolished cost structural system style Sessions House at Usk is a Victorian architecture Victorian building by Thomas Henry Wyatt of 1877. Historically it included two courtroom s, though one was destroyed by fire in 1944 and not rebuilt. The building was purchased by Usk Town Council to mark the Millennium, and it is now open to the public and for community use. External links http www.usktc.force9.co.uk sessions 20house.htm Information from the local council Bibliography The Buildings of Wales Gwent Monmouthshire Newman,J p593 ISBN 0140710531 Category Thomas Henry Wyatt buildings Category Government buildings in Monmouthshire Usk Wales struct stub ... more details
coord 51 41 58 N 2 54 01 W display title Infobox HM Prison name HMP Usk image size caption opened 1844 type Adult Male Category C figures 250 August 2008 location Usk , Monmouthshire governor Steve Cross prisonid 483 HM Prison Usk is a Prison security categories in the United Kingdom Category C men s prison , located in Usk , Monmouthshire , Wales . The prison is operated by Her Majesty s Prison Service , and jointly managed with the nearby Prescoed HM Prison HMP Prescoed . History Usk is a Victorian architecture Victorian design prison, opened in 1844 as a House of Correction, and after the addition of other buildings in 1870 the establishment became the Monmouthshire County Gaol. It remained in that role until 1922 when it closed, reopening in 1939 as a Borstal and continued in that role until 1964 when it became a Detention Centre. In 1983 Usk became a Youth Custody Centre and from 1988 to 1990 a Young Offenders Institution . In May 1990, Usk became an Adult Category C establishment for Vulnerable Prisoners mainly sex offenders . The prison continues in that role today. In May 2003, a special workshop was set up in Usk Prison, in conjunction with a local charity. Prisoners in the workshop worked at removing fake logos from clothing, CDs and videos which have been seized by trading standards officers. The rebranded goods were then sold in local charity shops in the region. The project ... accessdate 2009 02 01 ref In July 2003, Usk Prison along with its satellite prison Prescoed was stated ... Her Majesty s Chief Inspector of Prisons stated that standards at both Usk and Prescoed prisons remained ... at Usk Prison. ref cite news title Mixed findings in jail inspection url http news.bbc.co.uk 1 ... Usk is a Category C closed prison for adult male vulnerable prisoners mainly sex offenders . Accommodation ... or children s play area at Usk Prison. In the visits room there are vending machines providing ... prison.asp?id 483,15,2,15,483,0 HM Prison Service pages on Usk http www.newportpast.com gallery ... more details
otherships HMS Usk Infobox Ship Begin Infobox Ship Image Ship image Ship caption Infobox Ship Career Hide header Ship country Ship flag shipboxflag United Kingdom naval Ship class Ship name HMS Usk Ship ordered Ship awarded Ship builder Vickers Armstrong , Barrow in Furness Ship laid down 6 November 1939 Ship launched 7 June 1940 Ship christened Ship acquired Ship commissioned 11 October 1940 Ship recommissioned Ship decommissioned Ship in service Ship out of service Ship renamed Ship reclassified Ship refit Ship captured Ship struck Ship reinstated Ship fate sunk 29 April 1941 Ship badge Image USK badge 1 .jpg upright 100px Infobox Ship Characteristics Hide header Header caption Ship displacement Surfaced 540 tons standard, 630 tons full load br Submerged 730 tons Ship length 58.22 m 191 feet Ship beam 4.90 m 16 ft 1 in Ship draught 4.62 m 15 ft 2 in Ship draft Ship propulsion 2 shaft diesel electric br 2 Paxman Ricardo diesel generators electric motors br 615 825 hp Ship speed 11.25 knots max surfaced br 10 knots max submerged Ship range Ship endurance Ship test depth Ship boats Ship capacity Ship complement 27 31 Ship time to activate Ship sensors Ship EW Ship armament 4 bow internal 21 inch torpedo tubes, 2 external br 10 torpedoes br 1 3 inch gun Ship armour Ship armor Ship aircraft Ship motto Ship nickname Ship honours Ship notes HMS Usk was a British U class submarine , of the second group of that class, built by Vickers Armstrong , Barrow in Furness . She was laid down on 6 November 1939 and was commissioned on 11 October 1940. Career and loss Usk spent most of her short career operating in the Mediterranean . She sailed from Malta to patrol off the north west coast of Sicily on 19 April 1941. Usk was later ordered to alter her position due to intense anti submarine ... allies warships ship 3539.html HMS Usk , Uboot.net ref ref http www.rnsubmus.co.uk general losses.htm ... British U class submarine DEFAULTSORT Usk N65 Category British U class submarines Category Barrow ... more details
Unreferenced date January 2008 Infobox Bridge image Great Western Railway Usk bridge.jpg bridge name Great Western Railway Usk bridge caption First Great Western British Rail Class 43 HST High Speed Train crossing the River Usk. locale Newport carries Railway crosses River Usk maint Network Rail width Quadruple Standard gauge standard gauge 4 foot 8 inch track The Great Western Railway Usk bridge http www.geograph.org.uk photo 39611 is a crossing of the River Usk in Newport city centre , Wales . It carries the Great Western Main Line across the river in an east&mdash west direction. Original Wooden Bridge of 1848 The original wooden structure was constructed by the South Wales Railway in 1848, but just as the final arch was being put into place on May 31, a heated bolt ignited chemicals used to preserve the wood and a catastophic fire destroyed most of the structure. Brunel s Girders To prevent a recurrence of the fire, the renowned railway engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel invented the now common bow string shaped girders to replace the wood sections. 1888 Stone Bridge In 1888 the bridge was replaced with one made of stone, and by 1911 it had been widened to four lines. External links gbmapping ST312885 River Usk crossings in Newport UK rail stub Wales struct stub UK bridge struct stub coord 51.59113 N 2.99453 W region GB source enwiki osgb36 ST312885 display title Note WGS84 lat long, converted from OSGB36 grid ref Category Bridges in Newport Category Bridges completed in 1849 Category Railway bridges in Wales Category Transport in Newport ... more details
Coleford, Monmouth, Usk and Pontypool Railway The Railways of Monmouth collapse yes The Coleford, Monmouth, Usk & Pontypool Railway abbreviated CMU&PR was a RailGauge 56.5 standard gauge railway of convert 16 mi km which ran between Monmouth to Pontypool . It was opened in 1857, passenger services were withdrawn in 1955. A Stephenson Locomotive Society special ran along the line exactly 100 years from opening on 12 October 1957. ref name handley&dingwall B. M. Handley and R. Dingwall, The Wye Valley Railway and the Coleford Branch , 1982, ISBN 0 85361 530 6 ref ref name stanley jenkins Stanley C Jenkins, The Ross, Monmouth and Pontypool Road Line , revised second edition 2009, ISBN 978 0 85361 692 4 ref History The railway was authorized by an Act of Parliament on 20 August 1853. The railway was partly opened between Pontypool and Usk in June 1856 and fully opened on 12 October 1857 upon the completion of Monmouth Troy Station . ref http homepage.ntlworld.com nigel.nicholson gn page 2050.html ref A viaduct was built over the River Wye in an attempt to reach Coleford in the Forest of Dean , but following the purchase of the line by Great Western Railway GWR the scheme was abandoned. The Railway had stations at Little Mill Junction, Usk GWR railway station Usk , Llandenny railway station Llandenny , Raglan railway station Raglan , Dingestow railway station Dingestow and Monmouth Troy railway station Monmouth . Usk and Monmouth Troy were the only stations on the line with two platforms. ref http www.urban75.org photos wales usk.html ref Halts were added at Glascoed 1927 , Elms Bridge Halt railway station Elms Bridge , 1933 and Cefntilla 1954 . Raglan Station, known as Raglan ... http www.urban75.org photos wales usk.html Information of Usk Station Historical Welsh railway companies DEFAULTSORT Coleford, Monmouth, Usk And Pontypool Railway Category Rail transport in Wales Category ..., Monmouth, Usk and Pontypool Railway ... more details
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