Cross o' th' Hands is a small area of settlement in
Derbyshire
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, England, north-west of
Derby
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on the
A517 road
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between
Hulland
Hulland is a village and civil parish in the Derbyshire Dales district of Derbyshire, England, adjoining the A517 road. It had a population of 215 according to the 2011 census.
In the 1870s Hulland was described as:
:"Hulland, a village and tw ...
and Turnditch.
The settlement is named after its original public house, near a gravel pit used for staging bare-knuckle fist fights, which was probably itself named after the sport.
Despite the settlement's small size, it is well connected via public transport, served by two
Arriva
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Cross o' th' Hands' single through road, Intakes Lane, joins the A517 at the top of the hill, becoming Hillcliff Lane and joining up with the B5023 Wirksworth Road. The top of Hillcliff Lane has views across the open greenlands of
Amber Valley
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