Hoar Cross

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English

Signpost at Hoar Cross - the village name on top needs to be read from the other side

Etymology

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.

Proper noun

Hoar Cross

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

Further reading

Hoar Cross on Wikipedia.Wikipedia