Everything about Ebchester totally explained
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
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