What is "usk"

Usk is a small town in Monmouthshire, south-east Wales, situated northeast of Newport.

It is located on the River Usk, which is spanned by an arched stone bridge at the western entrance to the town. A castle above the town overlooks the ancient crossing point. It developed as a small market town, with some industry including the making of Japanware, and a notable prison. In recent years Usk has become known for its history of success in Britain in Bloom competitions, winning the Large Village award in 2005. The resident population of the town in 2001 was 2,318, increasing to 2,834 at the 2011 census.

Usk is a Welsh town.

Usk may also refer to:

Places:

• River Usk, Wales
• Usk Reservoir, Wales
• Usk Castle, in the Welsh town
• Usk, County Kildare, a civil parish in County Kildare, Ireland
• Usk (HM Prison) in the Welsh town
• Usk Hundred, an ancient hundred (administrative division) in Monmouthshire, Wales
• Usk, British Columbia, Canada, hamlet
• Usk, Washington, United States, an unincorporated community

Other uses:

• HMS Usk, a submarine and a frigate in the Royal Navy
• Battle of Pwll Melyn or Battle of Usk in 1405, part of the Welsh War of Independence
• Thomas Usk (died 1388), under-sheriff of London
• Unterhaltungssoftware Selbstkontrolle, Germany's computer game rating agency
• IATA code for Usinsk Airport in northern Russia
• US-K, a series of Russian, previously Soviet, military early warning satellites
• Unsko Sanski College, in Bosnia Herzegovina