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Usk. / 51.704; -2.902. Usk ( Welsh: Brynbuga) is a town and community in Monmouthshire, Wales, 10 miles (16 km) northeast of Newport. It is located on the River Usk, which is spanned by an arched stone bridge at the western entrance to the town. Usk Castle, above the town, overlooks the ancient crossing point.
13. The 41 police force areas within England and Wales where elections were held. The 2012 police and crime commissioner elections were polls held in most police areas in England and Wales on Thursday 15 November. [1] [2] The direct election of police and crime commissioners (PCCs) was originally scheduled for May 2012 [3] but was postponed in ...
Background. Police and crime commissioners (PCCs) are elected representatives with responsibility for policing in each police area in England and Wales. Each police area elects a commissioner every four years, with the exception of police areas where responsibility for policing has passed to regional mayors such as Greater London and Greater Manchester.
Gwynedd ( [ˈɡwɪnɛð]) is a county in the north-west of Wales. It borders Anglesey across the Menai Strait to the north, Conwy, Denbighshire, and Powys to the east, Ceredigion over the Dyfi estuary to the south, and the Irish Sea to the west. The city of Bangor is the largest settlement, and the administrative centre is Caernarfon.
51°45′54″N 2°51′00″W / . 51.7649°N 2.85°W. / 51.7649; -2.85. Raglan ( / ˈræɡlən /; ( Welsh: Rhaglan) is a village and community in Monmouthshire, south east Wales, United Kingdom. It is located some 9 miles south-west of Monmouth, midway between Monmouth and Abergavenny on the A40 road very near to the junction with the ...
Until 1974, Glamorgan ( / ɡləˈmɔːrɡən / ), or sometimes Glamorganshire ( Welsh: Morgannwg [mɔrˈɡanʊɡ] or Sir Forgannwg [ˈsiːr vɔrˈɡanʊɡ] ), was an administrative county in the south of Wales, and later classed as one of the thirteen historic counties of Wales.
51.608°N 3.091°W. / 51.608; -3.091. Risca ( Welsh: Rhisga) is a town in the Caerphilly County Borough and the historic boundaries of Monmouthshire in south-east Wales. Risca has a railway station, opened on the Ebbw Valley Railway in February 2008, after a gap of 46 years. It is split into two communities; Risca East and Risca West.
