Usk was an ancient hundred of Monmouthshire.
Usk | |
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Usk within Monmouthshire | |
Area | |
• 1831 | 46,060 acres (186.4 km2) |
Population | |
• 1861 | 13,859 |
History | |
• Created | 1542 |
Status | hundred |
Subdivisions | |
• Type | Divisions |
• Units | Higher and Lower |
It was situated in the centre of the county, bounded to the north by the hundreds of Abergavenny and Raglan; to the east and south by the hundred of Caldicot; and to the west by the hundred of Wentloog.
It contains the following ancient parishes:
The administration of the area is now divided between the local authorities of Newport, Torfaen and Monmouthshire.