Handy Cross is the name of a hamlet in the parish of Little Marlow, Buckinghamshire. It is located on Marlow Hill, on the old road between Marlow and High Wycombe. Today the hamlet consists of a farm, several households and a Harvester pub & restaurant.
The name Handy Cross is also used to refer to the neighbouring Handy Cross roundabout which is an M40 motorway junction (junction 4) linking the M40 to both Marlow and Wycombe. The junction was upgraded during 2006 and early 2007 to improve traffic flows between the M40 and A404.
Coordinates: 51°36′31″N 0°46′16″W / 51.6086°N 0.7710°W / 51.6086; -0.7710
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Famous quotes containing the words handy and/or cross:
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De man ah love would not gone no where, no where.”
—W.C. Handy (1873–1958)
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His strong heart stirs the ever-beating sea;
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