Usk

E20796

community town

Usk is a small historic town in Monmouthshire, southeast Wales, known for its medieval castle and picturesque setting on the River Usk.

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	community → town →
administrativeCounty	Monmouthshire →
ceremonialCounty	Gwent →
country	Wales →
governingBody	Monmouthshire County Council →
hasAmenity	Usk Rural Life Museum → independent shops → primary school → public houses →
hasDialCode	01291 →
hasEconomySector	agriculture → local services → tourism →
hasFeature	Usk Castle →
hasFestival	Usk Open Gardens event →
hasHeritage	medieval town layout →
hasLandmark	St Mary’s Church, Usk → Usk Bridge → Usk Castle →
hasNearbyRoad	A449 road → A472 road →
hasPopulation	approximately 2,800 (early 21st century) →
hasPostcodeDistrict	NP15 →
hasPostTown	USK →
hasPrison	HM Prison Usk →
hasRiverCrossing	Usk Bridge →
hasSport	Usk Cricket Club → Usk Rugby Football Club →
historicalCounty	Monmouthshire →
knownFor	floral competitions → horticultural displays → medieval castle → picturesque setting →
language	English → Welsh →
locatedEastOf	Pontypool →
locatedIn	Monmouthshire → southeast Wales →
locatedNortheastOf	Newport, Wales →
locatedOnRiver	River Usk →
parliamentaryConstituency	Monmouth →
region	South Wales →
welshAssemblyConstituency	Monmouth →

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Monmouthshire →	containsSettlement
Monmouthshire County Council →	governsSettlement
Monmouthshire →	hasAdministrativeCentre
Usk ("USK") →	hasPostTown
Monmouthshire →	hasPrincipalTowns
Trellech →	locatedNear