Ebchester is a village in County Durham, in England. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland It is situated to the north of Consett and to the south east of Whittonstall. Consett (UK Parliament constituency Consett is a town in the northwest of County Durham, England and is the administrative centre of the district of Derwentside.
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. For other buildings in Normandy see Architecture of Normandy. 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. Ancient Rome was a Civilization that grew out of a small agricultural community founded on the Italian Peninsula as early as the 10th century BC Vindomora (or Ebchester Roman Fort) was an auxiliary Castra on Dere Street, in the Roman province of Britannia Inferior 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. Shotley Bridge is a village in the Derwent Valley adjoining the town of Consett in County Durham, England. 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. Shotley Bridge is a village in the Derwent Valley adjoining the town of Consett in County Durham, England. Many memorials inside the church refer to the Surtees family.
Notable people from Ebchester
- Denise Welch, actress (Coronation Street and Waterloo Road)
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