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OS grid reference
  
SO407197

Country
  
Wales

Postcode district
  
NP7

Local time
  
Saturday 9:17 PM

Ceremonial county
  
Gwent

UK parliament constituency
  
Monmouth

Principal area
  
Monmouthshire

Sovereign state
  
United Kingdom

Police
  
Gwent

Dialling code
  
01873

Post town
  
Abergavenny

Cross Ash

Weather
  
6°C, Wind W at 19 km/h, 83% Humidity

Cross Ash (Welsh: Croes Onnen) 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.

Contents

Map of Cross Ash, Abergavenny, UK

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", White Castle, Skenfrith Castle and Grosmont Castle.

History and amenities

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

In 2004 the local council added a Welsh translation of the village's name, Croes Onnen, to the road signs for Cross Ash without consultation. This was despite the fact that the village had never been known by the name 'Croes Onnen' and the name had never been in use by either Welsh or English speakers. Local residents successfully campaigned to have the erroneous Welsh translation removed from the local road signs in 2011.

References

Cross Ash Wikipedia