Cross-in-Hand is a small village outside Heathfield town to its west, in the Wealden District situated in East Sussex, England.

[2] The name is believed to be based on a legend that Crusaders assembled here before sailing for the Holy Land from Rye to fight Saladin.

An alternative explanation is that it is the place where some murderers managed to escape their pursuers by turning to face them with a cross in their hands.

[3] The village historically provided services to the iron trade, and a windmill called the "New Mill" has stood at its current site since 1868, although it was built in Framfield in 1855.

[5] The village had its own Stock Car circuit [6] which opened for racing as a dirt track on 17 October 1965, Chichester's Trevor Carpenter winning the final.