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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]
- 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.
- 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.
Added 3 Jul 2008.
- 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.
Added 31 Jul 2006.
| 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.
- Usk is featured in a superb collection of photographs and information on the
Wye Valley Railway.
Added 31 Jul 2006.
- BBC Wales - Usk Life.
[Page originated by Brian Pears in 2003 and updated 27Apr 2004 - Gareth Hicks]
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