| Cross Ash | |
|---|---|
 Old Post Office in Cross Ash | |
  Cross Ash Location withinMonmouthshire | |
| OS grid reference | SO407197 |
| Principal area | |
| Preserved county | |
| Country | Wales |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | ABERGAVENNY |
| Postcode district | NP7 |
| Dialling code | 01873 |
| Police | Gwent |
| Fire | South Wales |
| Ambulance | Welsh |
| UK Parliament | |
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Cross Ash is a village inMonmouthshire, south eastWales. It is located on theB4521 road betweenAbergavenny andSkenfrith, some six miles north east of Abergavenny. TheWelsh name for Cross Ash isCroesonnen, although it is not currently in official use.
Cross Ash is situated in a rural part of north-east Monmouthshire. The village is located on the southern foothills ofGraig Syfyrddin, where several country lanes converge on theB4521 road. It is virtually equidistant between the 'three castles of Gwent',White Castle,Skenfrith Castle andGrosmont Castle.[1]
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.
The Welsh name is recorded in the formCroesonen on Charles Bugden's 1813 map of the area, referring to what is now Cross Ash Farm.[4] It contains the common Welsh wordscroes 'cross' andonnen 'ash tree' and, likeCross Ash, means 'the cross of the ash tree'.
In 2004 the name, in the formCroes Onnen,[5] was added to the road signs for the village. This was opposed by campaigners who suggested it had no historical basis and who claimed there had been no consultation with local people.[6] The Welsh name was removed from the local road signs in 2011.[7][8]
Cross Ash Primary school uses 'Ysgol Gynradd Croes Onnen' as its Welsh name, as seen on signage erected in 2021.[9]
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