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Usk (hundred)
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Usk was an ancient hundred of Monmouthshire
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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
.
Monmouthshire (historic)
Monmouthshire , also known as the County of Monmouth , is one of thirteen ancient counties of Wales and a former administrative county....
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It was situated in the centre of the county, bounded to the north by the hundreds of Abergavenny
Abergavenny (hundred)
Abergavenny was an ancient hundred of Monmouthshire.It was situated in the northern part of the county, bounded on the north by Herefordshire; on the east by the hundreds of Skenfrith, Raglan, and Usk; on the south by Wentloog hundred; and on the west by Wentloog and Brecknockshire.It contained the...
and Raglan
Raglan (hundred)
Raglan was an ancient hundred of Monmouthshire.It contained the following ancient parishes:It is now administered by the local authority of Monmouthshire....
; to the east and south by the hundred of Caldicot
Caldicot (hundred)
Caldicot was an ancient hundred of Monmouthshire, Wales.It was situated in the south-eastern part of the county, bounded on the north by the hundreds of Usk and Raglan; on the east by Gloucestershire; on the south by the Bristol Channel, and on the west by the hundred of Wentloog.It contained the...
; and to the west by the hundred of Wentloog
Wentloog (hundred)
Wentloog was an ancient hundred of Monmouthshire.It was situated in the western part of the county, bounded to the north by Brecknockshire; on the east by the hundreds of Abergavenny, Usk and Caldicot; on the south by the Bristol Channel, and on the west by Glamorganshire...
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It contains the following ancient parishes:
The administration of the area is now divided between the local authorities of Newport
Newport
Newport is a city and unitary authority area in Wales. Standing on the banks of the River Usk, it is located about east of Cardiff and is the largest urban area within the historic county boundaries of Monmouthshire and the preserved county of Gwent...
, Torfaen
Torfaen
Torfaen is a county borough in Wales within the historic boundaries of Monmouthshire. It was originally formed in 1974 as a district of the county of Gwent and in 1996 it was reconstituted as a unitary authority.-Education:...
and Monmouthshire
Monmouthshire
Monmouthshire is a county in south east Wales. The name derives from the historic county of Monmouthshire which covered a much larger area. The largest town is Abergavenny. There are many castles in Monmouthshire .-Historic county:...
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