Ebley

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Ebley
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OS grid reference SO827047
Civil parish Cainscross
District Stroud
Shire county Gloucestershire
Region South West
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town Stroud
Postcode district GL5
Dialling code 01453
Police Gloucestershire
Fire Gloucestershire
Ambulance South Western
EU Parliament South West England
UK Parliament Stroud
List of places
UK
England
Gloucestershire

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 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]


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External links

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  1. Cainscross Parish Council website
  2. National Gazetteer, 1868, cited on the Genuki website
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  5. Ebley Chapel website
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