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.[1]

Ebley
Ebley
Location within Gloucestershire
OS grid referenceSO827047
Civil parish
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townStroud
Postcode districtGL5
Dialling code01453
PoliceGloucestershire
FireGloucestershire
AmbulanceSouth Western
UK Parliament

Ebley was historically in the parish of Stonehouse.[2] It became part of the parish of Cainscross when it was formed in 1894.[3]

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.[4]

Ebley Chapel is a chapel of the Countess of Huntingdon's Connexion.[5] It is a Grade II listed building.[6]

Between 1903 and 1964 Ebley Crossing Halt was a railway station on what is now the Golden Valley Line.

Notable people

The pioneer photographer, William Vick was born here in 1833. He subsequently became a photographer in Ipswich.[7]


References
  1. Cainscross Parish Council website
  2. National Gazetteer, 1868, cited on the Genuki website
  3. Great Britain Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Cainscross CH/CP. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
  4. Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1223361)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
  5. Ebley Chapel website
  6. Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1090126)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 14 August 2014.
  7. "William Vick, photographer". laurelcottagegenealogy. Laurel Cottage Genealogy. Retrieved 30 August 2019.

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