The cross also gave its name to Charing Cross Hospital , Charing Cross bridge and Charing Cross Road . The Cross has given its name to a railway station , a hotel , a hospital - founded locally , a police station ; and two places of entertainment , the Charing Cross Theatre and the Charing Cross Music Hall ( which lay beneath the arches of the station ) . Charing Cross Road the main route from the north ( which becomes the east side of Trafalgar Square ) was named for the railway station which was a major destination for traffic , rather than for the original cross .