Gee Cross

Gee Cross is a village and suburb of Hyde within Tameside Metropolitan Borough, in Greater Manchester, England.

Tradition would dictate that the northern boundary is at a location known as the Big Tree, just past Lilly Street, which now commemorates those that lost their lives in the Falklands War of 1982.

Gee Cross is built on the side of a hill called Werneth Low, a part of the Pennines, which surrounds the village to the south and east.

The centre of the village hosts a small commercial district, which has grown in recent years to include some office-based businesses; these include an estate agents, hairdressing salons and barbers, a pharmacy, laundrette, bakers, florists, tattooist, cafes, bistros, takeaways and a wine bar.

[2] The local Post Office was formerly located on the corner of School Lane and Stockport Road, but was closed in the phasing out of smaller branches; it has now become a private house.

The village is a popular social venue, featuring numerous pubs alongside newer restaurants and bars.

Behind them was a small dingle called Sugar Loaf Wood and one could walk down a path through this to a plantation which was owned by Samuel Ashton, the cotton magnate.

[6] The Anglican Church is called Gee Cross Holy Trinity and is affiliated with the primary school.

Gee Cross well dressing festival, 2003
Werneth Low