Charing Cross is a junction in London, England, where six routes meet. Clockwise from north these are: the east side of Trafalgar Square leading to St Martin's Place and then Charing Cross Road; the ...

Why is it called Charing Cross?

Charing Cross is the name of the road junction to the south of Trafalgar Square, and that's where the station gets its name from. ... The word Charing comes from old English 'cierring', which means 'turning', a reference to the bend in the River Thames by the station.

What does the word Charing mean?

Charing is defined as burning or reducing to carbon. An example of charing is burning a piece of chicken until it's completely black. verb.