Cross Ash

Cross Ash is a village in Monmouthshire, south east Wales. It is located on the B4521 road between Abergavenny and Skenfrith, some six miles north east of Abergavenny.

Cross Ash

Old Post Office in Cross Ash
Cross Ash
Location within Monmouthshire
OS grid referenceSO407197
Principal area
Ceremonial county
CountryWales
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townABERGAVENNY
Postcode districtNP7
Dialling code01873
PoliceGwent
FireSouth Wales
AmbulanceWelsh
UK Parliament

Setting

Cross Ash is situated in a rural part of north-east Monmouthshire. The village is located on the southern foothills of Graig Syfyrddin, where several country lanes converge on the B4521 road. It is virtually equidistant between the "three castles of Gwent",[1] White Castle, Skenfrith Castle and Grosmont Castle.

History and amenities

Cross Ash has a primary school which serves an expansive rural area.[2] Next door to the school is a village hall which serves as the venue for the annual Cross Ash Show and Fun Day.[3] There was formerly a post office and petrol station in the village however both are now closed.

In 2004 the name Croes Onnen was added to the road signs for the village. Although this is a literal translation of the village's English name into Welsh, campaigners suggested it was spurious and unnecessary, and claimed there had been no consultation with villagers.[4] The campaigners successfully had the Welsh translation removed from the local road signs in 2011.[5]

Notable People

Hallam Amos (professional rugby player) resides in the area.

Nicholas Maddern (voice talent) attended Cross Ash Primary School.

References
  1. David Walker, Medieval Wales, Cambridge University Press, 1990, p.144
  2. "Cross Ash School". Crossash.monmouthshire.sch.uk. Archived from the original on 2 February 2012. Retrieved 7 September 2012.
  3. "Cross Ash Show and Fun Day". www.grosmont.org.
  4. Brendan Hughes (1 June 2011). "Villages' Welsh names painted out by council". Western Mail. Retrieved 1 June 2011.
  5. "Rockfield and Cross Ash signs have Welsh names removed". 1 June 2011. BBC News. 1 June 2011. Retrieved 1 June 2011.


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