Brynbuga / Usk
"USK, a parish, post and market town in the hundred of Usk, county Monmouth, 12 miles S.W. of Monmouth, and 10 from Newport. It is a station on the Monmouth branch of the Newport and Hereford (Great Western) line. The town is beautifully situated on the river of its own name, which is here crossed by a fine and very substantial bridge of five arches, erected by William Edwards, the architect of the celebrated Pont-y-pridd. Usk is a sessions and polling town, and jointly with Monmouth and Newport sends a member to parliament." [Description(s) from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland (1868)
Bibliography
- Burge, Nigel D. The history of Usk Baptist Church : early beginnings - 1995. Usk : Usk Baptist Church, [1995] 66p.
- Burrow & Co. The official handbook to Abergavenny, Crickhowell, Raglan and Usk. Cheltenham, London, 1904.
- Clark, James H. Usk past and present ... Usk : County Observer Office, [1891?] 256p.
- Courtney, Paul. Medieval and Later Usk. Cardiff : University of Wales Press, c1994. 165p.
- Evans, J Daryll Adam of Usk in his Native Place Gwent Local History 70 1991 Welsh Journals Online
- Foster, Brian The Usk houses of correction and the early days of Usk County Gaol Gwent Local History. No. 94 2003 Welsh Journals Online & Errata Gwent Local History. No. 95 2003 Welsh Journals Online
- Heaton, P M. The 'Usk' ships. : history of a Newport shipping venture. Risca : Starling Press, 1982. 88p.
- James, Simon. Portrait of a parish : Usk. Gwent Family History Society Journal 22 (1989), p. 7-8.
- John, W D. Pontypool and Usk japanned wares. Newport : Ceramic Book Company, 1966.
- Leaver, Anne. A portrait of Usk. Usk : Laurels Publishing, 1989. 46p.
- Lewis, David R. Usk recaptured : 100 years in pictures. Cwmbran : Village Publishing, 1988. 67p.
- Manning, William H. The legionary fortress at Usk. Monmouthshire Antiquary 13 (1997), p. 37-42.
- Mein, A G. Norman Usk : the birth of a town. Usk : The author, 1986. 128p.
- Mein, A G. Usk Priory : an unrecorded excavation. Monmouthshire Antiquary 9 (1993), p. 43-5.
- Mein, A G. St Mary's Priory Church, Usk : some recent work and some new theories. Monmouthshire Antiquary 16 (2000), p. 55-72.
- Rickards, Robert. Church and Priory of S. Mary, Usk. London : Bemrose and Sons Ltd, 1904. 51p.
- Street, Ernest Royal Ordnance Factory, Glascoed Gwent Local History vol 60 1986 Welsh Journals Online
- Tyler, Stephanie. The Usk barrage and the environment. Planet 85 (1991), p. 116-18.
- Usk official town guide ... Ogwr [Ogmore] : Kenrich Publications, 1994 - annual.
- Williams, David H. Usk Nunnery. Monmouthshire Antiquary 4 (1980), p. 44-5.
Census
1939 Register covering Glascoed "The 1939 Register is a special bonus for family and local historians. Censuses are usually only released 100 years after they were conducted. This information, which is very similar to a census, was released in 2015. The Register was taken on 29thSeptember 1939, to ensure that every citizen could be issued with an identity card, following the outbreak of World War 2. Records of people younger than 100 and still alive, or who died after 1991 are officially closed."
Churches
| St Mary Priory Church, Usk (Church in Wales) |
| St Michael, Glascoed (Church in Wales) |
| Baptist Church, Usk (Baptist) |
| Mount Zion, Glascoed (Baptist) |
| Twyn Square Church, Usk (Congregational / United Reformed) |
| Chapel, Gwehelog (Methodist) |
| Chapel, Usk (Wesleyan Methodist) |
| Saints David Lewis & Francis Xavier, Usk (Roman Catholic) |
| Chapel, Glasgoed (Unknown) |
| Gwehelog Roman Temple, Llancayo Farm (Unknown) |
| Prison Chapel, Usk (Unknown) |
You can also perform a more selective search for churches in the Brynbuga / Usk area or see them printed on a map.
Church History
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Church and chapel data from The Religious census of 1851 : A Calendar of the returns relating to Wales, Vol 1, South Wales. Ed. by I.G Jones, & D. Williams. UWP, Cardiff, 1976. The names given towards the end of each entry are those of the informants. Check with Gwent RO to see what extant records are held, and possible names of chapels/churches built after 1851. Usk Parish (part of) with Gwehellog hamlet; Statistics; Area 2223 acres; Population 903 males, 873 females, total 1776
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- See John Ball's site Welsh Churches and Chapels Collection for a photograph/data re Mount Zion Baptist Chapel, Glascoed
- See John Ball's site Welsh Churches and Chapels Collection for a photograph/data re St Michael's Church, Glascoed
Glascoed Hamlet being part of the Parish of Usk; Statistics; Area 1733 acres; Population 147 males, 115 females, total 262
- Glascoed Chapel of Ease Consecrated 1849 ... as an additional church Attendance - afternoon 96 "Tradition says an ancient chapelry existed here but there are no remains....." William Evans, Vicar of Usk
Church Records
See the Monmouthshire county page for links to online records
- This list of parish records is intended as a rough guide to coverage only. Their location as stated should be confirmed with the appropriate Record Office prior to any visit.
[Details as published in The Parish Registers of Wales, NLW 1986 - present location/availability may vary]Brynbuga / Usk, St Mary's Church - records with the Gwent RO Baptisms Marriages Banns Burials 1742-1963 1742-1957 1824-1965 1742-1953 Bishops Transcripts 1696, 1725-1858, 1865-1900 - records with the NLW
Description and Travel
- Usk is featured in a superb collection of photographs and information on the Wye Valley Railway.
- Usk - on wikipedia
- Disused Usk Railway Station
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Gazetteers
- The transcription of the section for Brynbuga / Usk from the National Gazetteer (1868) provided by Colin Hinson.
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Genealogy
Glascoed People & Places "Glascoed People and Places concentrates on the history of the hamlet of Glascoed in Monmouthshire and attempts to piece together connections and tell the stories of the people who lived their lives there."
Historical Geography
You can see the administrative areas in which Brynbuga / Usk has been placed at times in the past. Select one to see a link to a map of that particular area.
Maps
- Family Search have an interactive map called "England and Wales Jurisdictions 1851" showing parish (and other) boundaries with optional background maps such as Ordnance Survey. There is also a Search facility, do read the guidance notes to get maximum benefit from this useful resource. See here for further background information to assist in the interpretation of this data
- Kain, R.J.P., Oliver, R.R., Historic Parishes of England and Wales: an Electronic Map of Boundaries before 1850 with a Gazetteer and Metadata [computer file]. Colchester, Essex: History Data Service, UK Data Archive [distributor], 17 May 2001. SN: 4348. Here is a gazetteer/finding aid plus a set of overview maps to accurately identify the position of parishes within the county.
You can see maps centred on OS grid reference SO376007 (Lat/Lon: 51.701557, -2.904341), Brynbuga / Usk which are provided by:
- This place shown on a Google map.
- Google Streetview
- StreetMap (Current Ordnance Survey maps)
- OpenStreetMap
- OpenStreetMap Cymru (Welsh counties only)
- Bing (was Multimap)
- OldMaps (Old Ordnance Survey maps.)
- Old Maps Online (Other old maps.)
- National Library of Scotland (Best site for old maps)
- Vision of Britain (Click "Historical units & statistics" for administrative areas.)
- English Jurisdictions in 1851 (Unfortunately the LDS have removed the facility to enable us to specify a starting location, you will need to search yourself on their map.)
- Magic (Geographic information) (Click + on map if it doesn't show)
- Elgin Road Works
- GeoHack (Links to on-line maps and location specific services.)
- All places within the same township/parish shown on a Google / Openstreetmap map.
- Nearby townships/parishes shown on a Google / Openstreetmap map.
- Nearby places shown on a Google / Openstreetmap map.
Military History
- 'Castle Wales' site - Usk Castle.
- Usk Castle site.