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Date Posted: 17:54:27 31/10/07 Wed
Author: Admin
Subject: Re: Derivation of the name CROSSKEYS
In reply to: Chris Elmore 's message, "Derivation of the name CROSSKEYS" on 12:36:38 31/10/07 Wed

Crosskeys or Cross Keys is quite a popular name for public houses in the UK but here the village seems to have obtained its name from the pub ie The Crosskeys Hotel.
(See The Place Names of Western Gwent by Graham Osborne )
The Crosskeys Hotel is probably one of the earliest buildings in Crosskeys and probably dates from the introduction of the passenger railway.The Hotel was just a stones throw from the Station.

nb the name Crosskeys (or Cross Keys)is derived from the Catholic Symbol for St. Peter ie the Crossed Keys
(St. Peter was given the keys to the Kingdom of Heaven)

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[> [> Re: Derivation of the name CROSSKEYS -- Mike, 17:42:25 03/01/08 Thu [1]

I am not sure if this is true, but I understand that the name of our village - comes from the crossing of keys that opened and closed the rail points between two coal truck railway lines. Between the Sirhowy Valley and Ebbw Valley the coal truck drivers walked through crosskeys carrying the keys that operated the rail points on each respective line serving each separate valley crossing at the same time to avoid two trucks running along the same track at the same time causing an accident. Hence the crossing of keys. Has anyone else heard of this?


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