Ebley
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|shire_county= Gloucestershire
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|region=South West England
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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.[http://www.cainscross-pc.gov.uk/ Cainscross Parish Council website]
Ebley was historically in the parish of Stonehouse.National Gazetteer, 1868, cited on the [http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/GLS/Stonehouse/Gaz1868 Genuki website] It became part of the parish of Cainscross when it was formed in 1894.{{cite vob|name=Cainscross CH/CP|url=http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10364425|accessdate=14 August 2018}}
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.{{NHLE |num=1223361 |accessdate=14 August 2018}}
Ebley Chapel is a chapel of the Countess of Huntingdon's Connexion.[http://www.ebleychapel.co.uk/index.html Ebley Chapel website] It is a Grade II listed building.{{NHLE |num=1090126 |accessdate=14 August 2014}}
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.{{cite web |title=William Vick, photographer |url=http://www.laurelcottagegenealogy.com/?p=6970 |website=laurelcottagegenealogy |publisher=Laurel Cottage Genealogy |accessdate=30 August 2019}}
- Henry William Carless Davis CBE FBA (1874–1928), a British historian and editor of the Dictionary of National Biography
References
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External links
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- [https://ebley.stroudvoices.co.uk Stroud Voices - mid 20th century oral history from Ebley residents]
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