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Where is Usk?

Usk is located in the county of Gwent, Wales, six miles east of the town of Pontypool, nine miles north-east of the major city of Newport, 19 miles north-east of Cardiff, and 120 miles west of London. Usk was historically in the county of Monmouthshire. Usk falls within the unitary authority of Sir Fynwy - Monmouthshire. It is in the NP15 postcode district. The post town for Usk is Usk.

Usk on a map

Map showing extent of Usk as bounding box
Bounding box showing extent of Usk
Map showing location of Usk within the UK
Location of Usk within the UK

Which county is Usk in?

Usk is in the ceremonial county of Gwent, the historic county of Monmouthshire, and the administrative county of Sir Fynwy - Monmouthshire.

Ceremonial CountyGwent
Historic CountyMonmouthshire
Administrative CountySir Fynwy - Monmouthshire

Where is Usk in Gwent?

Usk is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Gwent, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Gwent.

Map showing location of Usk within Gwent
Location of Usk within Gwent

What is the postcode for Usk?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Usk is NP15 1AJ.

Where is Usk in NP15?

Usk is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the NP15 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the NP15 postcode district.

Map showing location of Usk within NP15
Location of Usk within NP15

What is the post town for Usk?

The post town for Usk is Usk. Usk is in the NP15 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Usk.

What is the latitude and longitude of Usk?

The centre of Usk is located at position 51.70105° latitude and -2.90206° longitude.

Latitude51.70105°
Longitude-2.90206°

What is the easting and northing of Usk?

The centre of Usk is located at the grid reference easting 337757 and northing 200641 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting337757
Northing200641

What are the nearest towns to Usk?

Position of Usk relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Usk to the centre of the town.

east
6m
Usk is 6 miles east of Pontypool
north-east
6m
Usk is 6 miles north-east of Cwmbrân
north
7m
Usk is 7 miles north of Caerleon
east
7m
Usk is 7 miles east of Abersychan
south-east
9m
Usk is 9 miles south-east of Blaenavon
south-east
10m
Usk is 10 miles south-east of Abergavenny
north-west
10m
Usk is 10 miles north-west of Caldicot
east
10m
Usk is 10 miles east of Abertillery
north-west
11m
Usk is 11 miles north-west of Chepstow
north-east
11m
Usk is 11 miles north-east of Risca

What are the nearest cities to Usk?

Position of Usk relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Usk to the centre of the city.

north-east
9m
Usk is 9 miles north-east of Newport
north-east
19m
Usk is 19 miles north-east of Cardiff
north-west
21m
Usk is 21 miles north-west of Bristol
south
26m
Usk is 26 miles south of Hereford
west
30m
Usk is 30 miles west of Gloucester
north-west
32m
Usk is 32 miles north-west of Bath
north
36m
Usk is 36 miles north of Wells
south-west
45m
Usk is 45 miles south-west of Worcester
east
45m
Usk is 45 miles east of Swansea
north-west
65m
Usk is 65 miles north-west of Salisbury

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