to go cross lots
Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
Cross \Cross\, prep. Athwart; across. [Archaic or Colloq.] [1913 Webster]
A fox was taking a walk one night cross a village. --L'Estrange. [1913 Webster]
To go cross lots, to go across the fields; to take a short cut. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster]