Usk
Usk is a town and also neighborhood in Monmouthshire, Wales, 10 miles (16 km) northeast of Newport. Community of Usk and River from Llanbadoc Rock; 1860. It lies on the River Usk, which is spanned by an arched stone bridge at the western entrance to the community. Usk Castle, over the community neglects, the ancient going across point. It established as a tiny market community, with some sector consisting of the production of Japanware, as well as with a significant prison integrated in 1841/2. In the last few years Usk has actually come to be 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, boosting to 2,834 at the 2011 census.