The village is located on the southern foothills of Graig Syfyrddin, where several country lanes converge on the B4521 road.

[2] Next door to the school is a village hall which serves as the venue for the annual Cross Ash Show and Fun Day.

The Welsh name is recorded in the form Croesonen on Charles Bugden's 1813 map of the area, referring to what is now Cross Ash Farm.

This was opposed by campaigners who suggested it had no historical basis and who claimed there had been no consultation with local people.

[7][8] Cross Ash Primary school uses 'Ysgol Gynradd Croes Onnen' as its Welsh name, as seen on signage erected in 2021.