Ebchester

Ebchester

Ebchester is a village in County Durham, in England. It is situated to the north of Consett and to the south east of Whittonstall.

The parish church, which is dedicated to St. Ebba is of ambiguous origin, being of partly Norman construction with a foundation, described as being pre-Conquest. Much of the stone in the walls and doorway had been taken from Roman rubble of the fort of Vindomora, on which most of the village is located. The church was restored in 1876 and a vestry was added in 1893 at the church's north-west end.

Until the creation of the separate parish of Shotley Bridge in the 19th century, many people from there were christened, married and buried in St. Ebba's church. Quite notably, these include many of the sword-makers from Shotley Bridge of which perhaps the most notable is the monument of Joseph Oley, which reads "The last of the Shotley Bridge swordmakers" and can be found in the churchyard. Many memorials inside the church refer to the Surtees family.

Notable people from Ebchester

*Denise Welch, actress ("Coronation Street" and "Waterloo Road")

External links

* [http://www.pjoiner.demon.co.uk/genuki/DUR/Ebchester/index.html GENUKI page]


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