Cross Keys
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- The village of CrosskeysCrosskeysCrosskeys is a small village in Caerphilly county borough in Wales.- Location :Crosskeys is seven miles north west of Newport, just past Risca off the A467 road. Located near to the confluence of the Ebbw River and the Sirhowy River, it was originally called Pont-y-cymer...
, Wales, UK- which is served by Crosskeys railway station
- and hosts Crosskeys CollegeCrosskeys CollegeCrosskeys College is the largest part of Coleg Gwent and the campus is located next to Risca Road in Crosskeys, near Newport in Wales. The college was previously a technical college and a coal mining college...
, a campus of Coleg Gwent - and is home to Cross Keys RFCCross Keys RFCCross Keys RFC is a rugby union club located in the Welsh village of Crosskeys. The club is a member of the Welsh Rugby Union and is a feeder club for the Newport Gwent Dragons.- History :...
, a rugby union team
- Historic settlement in Brookhaven, GeorgiaBrookhaven, GeorgiaBrookhaven is an unincorporated community located on the western edge of DeKalb County, Georgia, United States, directly northeast of Atlanta. Most of the area was formerly incorporated as the city of North Atlanta, which disincorporated during the 1960s...
, USA - The Village of Cross KeysVillage of Cross KeysVillage of Cross Keys is a privately owned upscale area of Baltimore, Maryland. It is located off Falls Road between Northern Parkway and Coldspring Lane, and is home to luxury condos and upscale small shops...
in Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Other
- crossed Keys of HeavenKeys of HeavenIn ecclesiastical heraldry, the Papal coat of arms contain the keys of the office of St. Peter. The Keys of Heaven were, according to Christian tradition, received by Saint Peter from Jesus, marking Peter's ability to take binding actions. Thus, the Keys are seen as a symbol of Papal authority...
, the symbol of Saint PeterSaint PeterSaint Peter or Simon Peter was an early Christian leader, who is featured prominently in the New Testament Gospels and the Acts of the Apostles. The son of John or of Jonah and from the village of Bethsaida in the province of Galilee, his brother Andrew was also an apostle...
. When "cross keys" occur as a place or pub name, there will often be an association with St. Peter, eg. the dedication of the local church. - Cross Keys Boat ClubCross Keys Boat ClubThe Cross Keys Boat Club is an ARA Affiliated rowing club for alumni of Peterhouse, Cambridge. To become a member of the Cross Keys Boat Club, it is necessary to first have been a member of the Peterhouse Boat Club or alumni of Peterhouse....
- The Battle of Cross KeysBattle of Cross KeysThe Battle of Cross Keys was fought on June 8, 1862, in Rockingham County, Virginia, as part of Confederate Army Maj. Gen. Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson's campaign through the Shenandoah Valley during the American Civil War...
in the American Civil War - "The Cross Keys" is a common name for pubs in the United Kingdom.
- The Official drink of St Peter's College, OxfordSt Peter's College, OxfordSt Peter's College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom, located in New Inn Hall Street. It occupies the site of two of the University's oldest Inns, or medieval hostels - Bishop Trellick's, later New Inn Hall, and Rose Hall - both of which were...
- Crosskeys BridgeCrosskeys BridgeCrosskeys Bridge spans the tidal River Nene in Sutton Bridge, Lincolnshire. When it was built in 1897, it was the third bridge to cross the Nene in Sutton Bridge. The bridge is still in use today carrying the busy A17 between Lincolnshire and Norfolk...
, a swing bridge in Lincolnshire, England