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at SO 355974 was still in use at the end of the nineteenth century, using a 200m long weir stretching between islands on the river to draw its water. Gorrats Mill at
Trostrey sits on the Usk's left bank at SO 359040. The possible 16th century Prioress Mill (SO 367022) at Rhadyr just north of the town
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of mediaeval origin at
Ordnance Survey grid reference SN 849285. Watergate Mill at Brecon (SO 435285) was another cornmill making use of water from the Usk, though post-mediaeval in date. A couple of miles downstream was Millbrook Mill at Llanhamlach (SO 084268). This drew water via a 42m long leat
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that were discovered in 2002. This ship, dated to around 1465, was most likely a trading vessel and may have sailed around Europe or even beyond in its lifetime. Its presence in the Usk has confirmed what an important trading route the Usk must have been to the many towns and villages along its
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beside the uppermost section of the river's course which is presumed to have drawn water off it at SN 816263 and transferred it via a contouring route across the moors for over 2 km. Its northern end is lost within 20th century forestry south of Usk
Reservoir.
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Brecon bypass dual carriageway over the river to the east of the town. Another 1.5 miles (2.4 km) miles downstream is Lock Bridge which carries the B4558 over the river and immediately downstream again is the substantial
Brynich Aqueduct bringing the
1172:. Abounding in wealth more than other cities, it was suited for such a ceremony. For the noble river I have named flows along it on one side, upon which the kings and princes who would be coming from overseas could be carried by ship.
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which comprises two independent structures carrying the east and westbound carriageways over the river together with two further structures carrying the A4042 slip roads which form a part of junction 25a of the motorway.
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The Usk has long been a noted salmon and trout fishing river. Salmon of over 30 pounds (14 kg) may still be caught. In 1999 the river had the highest estimated salmon egg deposition of any river south of
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There are multiple bridge crossings of the river, variously for vehicles, pedestrians and rail traffic. A number are of historic interest, notably a series of largely eighteenth and nineteenth century
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Historically, the tidal reaches of the Usk have been used as a major shipping port for much of the last millennium, mostly because of its wide and deep mouth, and good navigable access from the
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Three further mills sit close to the banks of the Usk between here and
Crickhowell though all draw their water from tributaries rather than the main river. Aberhoyw Mill takes water from the
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are Pont
Pantysgallog, Pont Ynysyrwyddfa, Pont Senni (after which the village is named) and Pont Llwyncyntefin. Pont y Commin is of interest insofar as a former railway bridge carried the
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in Brecon dates back to 1563 but it was significantly altered in the 1950s to accommodate increased road traffic. It is supplemented by a modern concrete span bridge carrying the
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from an 85m long weir spanning the width of the river. Buckland Old Mill, upstream of
Llangynidr (at SO 134201) is thought to have been another post-mediaeval cornmill.
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began to supersede
Caerleon, and even then, many descriptive details applied to Camelot derive from Geoffrey's earlier grand depiction of the Welsh town."
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archaeological significance and the valley has long been a trade route, settlement area and an avenue into Wales for successive invaders such as the
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at a high level diagonally over the road bridge itself. Three historic bridges span the river in quick succession; a pedestrian suspension bridge at
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Caerleon giving access to one of the golf courses associated with Celtic Manor. In Caerleon itself the B4236 road crosses by means of
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which crosses the river west of the
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word meaning "abounding in fish" (or possibly "water"); this root also appears in other British river names such as
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installed after the earlier stone bridge was washed away. Though there was once a ferry crossing of the river near
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of Usk was another which whilst close to the Usk drew its water from a tributary, in this case the Berthin Brook.
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remaining in use across the world and at just short of 200 metres (660 ft) is the longest of these.
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Day, Mildred Leake (1994), "The Rise of Gawain, Nephew of Arthur", in Wilhelm, James J. (ed.),
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Davies, John; Jenkins, Nigel; Baines, Menna; Lynch, Peredur I. (2008).
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habitats along its course. Its flora and fauna are diverse and include
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which later converted to become a ‘sawdust mill’. Forge Mill north of
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The River Usk has played an important role in the history of
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Canoe Wales website information on canoe touring the Usk
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and thence access to home waters and further overseas.
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in the river's valley upstream from around the town of
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585.4 m/s (20,670 cu ft/s)on 27 Dec 1979
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Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 scale Explorer map sheet 152
1361:"River Usk/ Afon Wysg - Special Areas of Conservation"
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carries the B4237 road across and downstream again is
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27.919 m/s (986.0 cu ft/s)for 1957-2012
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Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Monmouthshire
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water in Wales for salmon and inside the UK Top Ten.
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follows the Usk for most of the length of the canal.
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File:Atlas_Ortelius_KB_PPN369376781-011av-011br.jpg
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335:1.58 m/s (56 cu ft/s)on 27 Aug 2003
16:"Wysg" redirects here. For the radio station, see
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1391:"The Bridges over the Usk | Abercamlais"
1734:A trophy salmon from the Usk in October 1917
815:) which carries the moorland road west from
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1715:(1986 Peter Bedrick Books, New York) 75-6.
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1320:Owen, Hywel Wyn; Morgan, Richard (2007).
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583:to flow through the heart of the city of
536:. Initially forming the boundary between
1297:The Welsh Academy Encyclopaedia of Wales
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1323:Dictionary of the Place-names of Wales
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945:and again by the 'Chain Bridge' near
618:The name of the river derives from a
42:Looking north across the river, near
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1271:"Usk Management Catchment Summary"
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908:next bridge is that at Abergavenny
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532:, in the westernmost part of the
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892:Crickhowell Bridge
867:over the river at
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1665:"Upper Usk, leat"
1333:978-1-84323-901-7
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