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Crabbs Cross
Location within Worcestershire
OS grid reference SP041648
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Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town REDDITCH
Postcode district B97
Dialling code 01527
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52°16′55″N1°56′27″W / 52.281903°N 1.940889°W / 52.281903; -1.940889

Crabbs Cross is a district of Redditch in Worcestershire, England.

Crabbs Cross gets its name from the crossroads, known nowadays as the 'Star and Garter Island'. Historically, Crabbs Cross was the junction of Crabbs Cross Lane, with Evesham Road (A441) and the Slough.

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