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CROSS-IN-HAND, a place in the south-east of Sussex; 3½ miles SSW of Mayfield, and 5½ E by N of Uckfield r. station; on the summit of a ridge, commanding an extensive and magnificent view. It has a post office under Hurst-Green, a small inn, and a small church; and fairs are held at it on 22 June and 19 Nov. The church was built in 1863; is in the early English style; and has a bell turret, and an octagonal shingled spire.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a place" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Sussex Ancient County |
| Place: | Cross in Hand |
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