Ebley

Ebley is a historic village in the Stroud District of Gloucestershire, England. It lies in the valley of the River Frome, 2 miles west of Stroud. It is part of the civil parish of Cainscross.^[1]

Ebley
Ebley Location within Gloucestershire
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
UK Parliament	Stroud
List of places UK England Gloucestershire 51.7404°N 02.2522°W / 51.7404; -02.2522

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 served the village 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.^[7]
• Henry William Carless Davis CBE FBA (1874–1928), a British historian and editor of the Dictionary of National Biography