Usk

A Dictionary of British Place-Names | 2003 | 260 words | Copyright

Usk (Brynbuga) Mon. Uscha 1100, Uisc 1150. ‘(Place on the) River Usk’. The Celtic river name may mean ‘abounding in fish’ or alternatively simply ‘water’. The Welsh name means ‘Buga's hill’ (Welsh bryn).

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