English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

Cross-in-Hand

Early-attested site in the Parish of Waldron

Historical Forms

  • (via) cruce manus 1547 Pat
  • Crosse atte Hand, Crosse in Hand 1597 Add
  • Crosse at hand 1623 LewesDeeds
  • Crosse in the Hand 1656 SAC1,70

Etymology

Cross-in-Hand is (via ) cruce manus 1547 Pat, Crosse atte Hand , Crosse in Hand 1597Add , Crosse at hand 1623Lewes Deeds , Crosse in the Hand 1656 SAC 1, 70.