Usk (hundred)

Usk
Usk within Monmouthshire
Geography
Status	hundred
1831 area	46,060 acres (186.4 km2)
History
Created	1542
Demography
1861 population	13,859
Subdivisions
Type	Divisions
Units	Higher and Lower

Usk was an ancient hundred of Monmouthshire.

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:

• Caerleon township
• Gwehelog Fawr
• Gwernesney
• Kemeys
• Kemeys Commander
• Llanbadog
• Llandegveth
• Llangattock
• Llangeview
• Llangwm
• Llangybi Fawr
• Llanhennock
• Llanllywel
• Llanthewy Vach
• Llantrissant Fawr
• Llanvihangel Pont y Moile
• Llanfrechfa
• Panteg
• Tintern
• Tredunnock
• Trostre
• Usk

The administration of the area is now divided between the local authorities of Newport, Torfaen and Monmouthshire.

External links

• Usk Hundred on a Vision of Britain