Cross Ash is a village in
Monmouthshire
Monmouthshire ( cy, Sir Fynwy) is a county in the south-east of Wales. The name derives from the historic county of the same name; the modern county covers the eastern three-fifths of the historic county. The largest town is Abergavenny, with ...
, south east
Wales
Wales ( cy, Cymru ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by England to the Wales–England border, east, the Irish Sea to the north and west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the ...
. It is located on the
B4521 road between
Abergavenny
Abergavenny (; cy, Y Fenni , archaically ''Abergafenni'' meaning "mouth of the River Gavenny") is a market town and community in Monmouthshire, Wales. Abergavenny is promoted as a ''Gateway to Wales''; it is approximately from the border wi ...
and
Skenfrith
Skenfrith ( cy, Ynysgynwraidd) is a small village in Monmouthshire, south-east Wales. It is located on the River Monnow, close to the border between Wales and England, about north-west of Monmouth. The road through the village (B4521) was once ...
, 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
Graig Syfyrddin or just ''The Graig'', is a 423m high hill near Grosmont in north-eastern Monmouthshire, Wales. The summit knoll is known as ''Edmund's Tump''. The hill consists of an isolated mass of the micaceous sandstones of the Brownstones ...
, where several country lanes converge on the
B4521 road. It is virtually equidistant between the "three castles of Gwent",
White Castle,
Skenfrith Castle
Skenfrith Castle ( cy, Castell Ynysgynwraidd) is a ruined castle in the village of Skenfrith in Monmouthshire, Wales. The fortification was established by the Normans in the wake of the invasion of England in 1066, to protect the route from Wa ...
and
Grosmont Castle
Grosmont Castle is a ruined castle in the village of Grosmont, Monmouthshire, Wales. The fortification was established by the Normans in the wake of the invasion of England in 1066, to protect the route from Wales to Hereford. Possibly commis ...
.
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 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. The campaigners successfully had the Welsh translation removed from the local road signs in 2011.
Notable people
Hallam Amos (professional rugby player) resides in the area.
Nicholas Maddern (voice talent) attended Cross Ash Primary School.
References
External links
the Village Alive Trust - details of the locality including Cross Ash*
Villages in Monmouthshire
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