Cross in Hand

proper noun

A village in Heathfield and Waldron parish, Wealden district, East Sussex, England (OS grid ref TQ5621).

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A village in Heathfield and Waldron parish, Wealden district, East Sussex, England (OS grid ref TQ5621).
  2. A junction on the A5 road (Watling Street) in Lutterworth parish, Harborough district, Leicestershire, England, alongside the boundary with Warwickshire (OS grid ref SP5083).

Origin

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

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APA

Cross in Hand. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cross%20in%20Hand

MLA

“Cross in Hand.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cross%20in%20Hand. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Cross in Hand,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cross%20in%20Hand.

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