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Gee Cross village centre dates back to the times of the Domesday Book. Originally, Gee Cross was the larger village in the immediate area; however, Hyde grew during the Industrial Revolution and is now the major town, having merged into the north of Gee Cross.
In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Gee Cross like this: GEE-CROSS, a village in Stockport parish, Cheshire; 1 mile from Hyde. It has a post office under Manchester, a chapel of ease, and a Unitarian chapel.
history of gee cross well dressings Records revealed that ‘well dressings’ were held regularly in Gee Cross from the 1820’s until around 1878. The Gee Cross and District Women’s Institute re-introduced the celebrations in the year 2000, and celebrations have taken place annually since then.
Gee Cross is a small village located in Greater Manchester, England. It is situated on the eastern edge of the Tame Valley and is surrounded by beautiful countryside. The village has a rich history dating back to the 17th century when it was a centre for the textile industry.
Gee Cross History. GEE CROSS, a suburb of Hyde, was formed into an ecclesiastical parish February 27, 1880, out of the parishes of Werneth, St. George's and St. Thomas’s, Hyde, and extends to the river Tame.
Historical Description. Gee Cross, a suburb of Hyde, within the municipal borough of and partly in the township of Hyde, and partly also in Werneth township, and an ecclesiastical parish in Stockport parish, Cheshire, 1½ mile SE of Hyde. It has a post, money order, and telegraph office under Hyde. The manufacture of felt hats is carried on.
Sep 14, 2010 · A History Of Hyde. By. Thomas Middleton. Prominent amongst the Gee Cross characters were the Corbishley family, who got their living by carrying coal, for which purpose they kept twenty donkeys and a pony with crooked legs. There is a small triangle piece of land near the ‘finger-post’ at the top of Cowlishaw Brow on the summit of Werneth Low.
