▁The ▁earliest ▁known ▁record ▁of ▁Ge pp ' s ▁Cross ▁being ▁apparently ▁accepted ▁into ▁col lo qu ial ▁speech ▁as ▁a ▁location ▁name ▁without ▁reference ▁to ▁the ▁inn , ▁was ▁in ▁April ▁ 1 8 4 9 , ▁one ▁year ▁after ▁Isaac ▁Ge pp ▁named ▁his ▁' Ge pp ' s ▁Cross ' ▁Inn . ▁In ▁a ▁court ▁case ▁Dr ▁May o ▁in ▁evidence ▁referred ▁to ▁the ▁mill ▁at ▁Ge pp ' s ▁Cross ▁and ▁John ▁Harris ▁gave ▁his ▁address ▁as ▁Ge pp ' s ▁Cross . ▁In ▁the ▁same ▁month ▁William ▁R aines , ▁a ▁but cher , ▁b aker ▁and ▁store keeper , ▁advert ised ▁he ▁would ▁supply ▁customers ▁at ▁their ▁resid ences ▁at ▁Ge pp ' s ▁Cross . ▁After ▁the ▁names ▁Bla ir ▁Ath ol ▁and ▁En field ▁were ▁assumed , ▁respectively , ▁for ▁the ▁land ▁on ▁the ▁south west ▁and ▁sout heast ▁of ▁the ▁intersection , ▁the ▁pla c ename ▁Ge pp s ▁Cross ▁became ▁more ▁heavily ▁associated ▁with ▁land ▁to ▁the ▁north , ▁where ▁the ▁present - day ▁sub urb ▁is ▁bounded . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Ge pp s ▁Cross ▁Inn ▁In ▁March ▁ 1 8 4 8 ▁Isaac ▁Ge pp ▁opened ▁an ▁inn ▁on ▁the ▁north ▁eastern ▁corner ▁of ▁land ▁Section ▁ 3 6 0 ▁border ed ▁to ▁the ▁north ▁and ▁east ▁by ▁Grand ▁J unction ▁Road ▁and ▁Main ▁North ▁Road . ▁Isaac ▁Ge pp , ▁with ▁his ▁wife ▁Ann ▁and ▁a ▁child , ▁had ▁arrived ▁in ▁the ▁province ▁on ▁the ▁Fair lie ▁in ▁July ▁