Ebley
Ebley is a community in Gloucestershire, England. It was once a village, and is now part of the Stroud urban area. It lies in the valley of the River Frome, 2 miles west of the town centre of Stroud. It is part of the civil parish of Cainscross.
Ebley was historically in the parish of Stonehouse. It became part of the parish of Cainscross when it was formed in 1894.
Ebley Mill, on the banks of the River Frome, was a woollen mill built in 1818. It is now a Grade II* listed building, and is used as the offices of Stroud District Council.
Ebley Chapel is a chapel of the Countess of Huntingdon's Connexion. It is a Grade II listed building.
Between 1903 and 1964 Ebley Crossing Halt was a railway station on what is now the Golden Valley Line.
Notable people
- John Collins Bryant (1821–1901), an American physician and author
- William Vick (1833–1911), became a photographer in Ipswich.
- Henry William Carless Davis CBE FBA (1874–1928), a British historian and editor of the Dictionary of National Biography
References
- ^ Cainscross Parish Council website
- ^ National Gazetteer, 1868, cited on the Genuki website
- ^ Great Britain Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Cainscross CH/CP. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
- ^ Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1223361)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
- ^ Ebley Chapel website
- ^ Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1090126)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 14 August 2014.
- ^ "William Vick, photographer". laurelcottagegenealogy. Laurel Cottage Genealogy. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
External links
Media related to Ebley at Wikimedia Commons