Cross Roads is named after the crossroads junction which leads in the directions of Haworth, Keighley and Denholme.

Since 1974, Cross Roads has been represented within the Worth Valley Ward of Bradford Metropolitan District Council.

In comparison with many nearby villages, Cross Roads can be considered well served by the local bus company in terms of the volume of services and the amount of different destinations.

While steam trains running along the heritage Keighley & Worth Valley Railway can be seen from the village, the closest station to Cross Roads with Lees to catch a train is situated less than 1 mile away at Haworth Railway Station.

The closest regular train service providing links towards Skipton, Bradford and Leeds is Keighley station which is approximately 3 miles from the village.

Joseph Hardaker (1790) was born in Lees and had 3 volumes of science fiction themed verse published.

[15] Halliwell Sutcliffe (1870–1932) was brought up in the village[15] and was the author of many popular novels, most of which were historical romances set in the Yorkshire Dales.