Hoar Cross

proper noun

A small village and civil parish in East Staffordshire district, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SK1223).

OriginOld English hār →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A small village and civil parish in East Staffordshire district, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SK1223).

Origin

  1. Old Englishhār
  2. EnglishHoar Cross

From Old English hār + cros, first recorded as Horcros in 1230 and thought to refer to grey cross or boundary cross; cross may refer to the crossroads there.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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