Tibbs Cross

These 5 houses are in the hamlet of Tibbs Cross.

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Tibbs Cross Farm developed on the Crawley-Boevey estate.

The land land running approximately in line with the old

monastic route over the Welshbury hill.

These have been a single cottage through history,

divided at time of Family poverty and united at others.

Another cottage that has been divided in difficult times.

The last 25 years has ssen it expand from holding two

families to doubling it’s size for one

Known as Brodwyn’s Tump, Rose Cottage and Rosedean in the last 35 years!

Perched on the hill, behind the old quarry, what a long drag it must have been

to carry the water up from the well on the roadside below. They had built a

large holding tank for rain water, which made washing day slightly easier,

as long as the rain held out!