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 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.
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.
External links
Media related to Ebley at Wikimedia Commons