CHARING CROSS, the locality about the west end of the Strand and the north end of Whitehall, on the south-east side of Trafalgar square, London. It falls within the bounds of the city of Westminster. Here Edward I. erected the last of the series of 'According to some authorities, this is a second Charidemus, the first disappearing from history after being superseded by Chares in the Olynthian War.
crosses to the memory of his queen Eleanor (d. 1290). It stood near the present entrance to Charing Cross station, the terminus of the S.R. A fine modern cross has been erected within a few feet of the exact site. A popular derivation of the name con nected it with Edward's "dear queen" (chere reine), and a village of Cherringe or Charing grew up here later, but the true origin of the name is not known ; it is connected by some with that of a Saxon family, Cerring.
