Etymology

Cross in Hand

Today it means: A village in Heathfield and Waldron parish, Wealden district, East Sussex, England (OS grid ref TQ5621). Full definition →

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The story

Recorded as Cruce Manus 1547, Latin for Cross in Hand, believed to refer to the Crusaders.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.