Cross Ash
| Cross Ash | |
|---|---|
 Old Post Office in Cross Ash | |
  Cross Ash Location within Monmouthshire | |
| 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 | |
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.
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][6]
References
- ^ David Walker, Medieval Wales, Cambridge University Press, 1990, p.144
- ^ "Cross Ash School". Crossash.monmouthshire.sch.uk. Archived from the original on 2 February 2012. Retrieved 7 September 2012.
- ^ "Cross Ash Show and Fun Day". www.grosmont.org.
- ^ Brendan Hughes (1 June 2011). "Villages' Welsh names painted out by council". Western Mail. Retrieved 1 June 2011.
- ^ "Rockfield and Cross Ash signs have Welsh names removed". 1 June 2011. BBC News. 1 June 2011. Retrieved 1 June 2011.
- ^ James, Eleri Hedd (2022). "Sign of the Times: Onomastics and Language Policy in Wales". In McLeod, Wilson; Dunbar, Robert; Jones, Kathryn; Walsh, John (eds.). Language, Policy and Territory: A Festschrift for Colin H. Williams. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan. p. 190. doi:10.1007/978-3-030-94346-2. ISBN 978-3-030-94345-5. OCLC 1336402969.
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