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Hoar Cross
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English
thumb|Signpost at Hoar Cross - the village name on top needs to be read from the other side
Etymology
From en ang hār + enm 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
en small village/and/cpar in dist/East Staffordshire co/Staffordshire cc/England OS grid ref SK1223.
References
Parish map