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BRYNBUGA / USK, Monmouthshire

"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)
Transcribed by Colin Hinson ©2003]

Archives and Libraries

• Usk Rural Life Museum.

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.

• 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.

• 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.

Church History

• Various Photographs of St Mary's Priory Church, the Congregational Church, and SS Francis Xavier & David Lewis RC Church are available in our Usk / Brynbuga Photo Gallery, provided by Phil Draper.

Church 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.

  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

  [Details as published in The Parish Registers of Wales, NLW 1986 - present location/availability may vary]

• Baptisms, Marriages and Burials - Mike John's transcriptions of selected parish records.

Description and Travel

• Usk is featured in a superb collection of photographs and information on the Wye Valley Railway.

• BBC Wales - Usk Life.

Gazetteers

• The transcription of the section for Brynbuga / Usk from the National Gazetteer (1868) provided by Colin Hinson.

Maps

Military History

• 'Castle Wales' site - Usk Castle.

• Usk Castle site.

(Last updated - Gareth Hicks  - 27 March 2009)

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