Stone-cum-Ebony
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| Stone-cum-Ebony | |
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  Stone-cum-Ebony Location within Kent | |
| Area | 19.18 km2 (7.41 sq mi) |
| Population | 460 (Civil Parish 2011)[1] |
| • Density | 24/km2 (62/sq mi) |
| OS grid reference | TQ939278 |
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| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | TONBRIDGE |
| Postcode district | TN30 |
| Dialling code | 01233 |
| Police | Kent |
| Fire | Kent |
| Ambulance | South East Coast |
| UK Parliament | |
Stone-cum-Ebony is a large mostly rural and marshland civil parish centred 7 miles (11 km) SSW of Ashford, in the Ashford district, in Kent, England. It includes the village of Stone in Oxney and tiny community of Ebony. In 2011 it had a population of 460.
Geography
[edit]The parish is south east of Tenterden, and stands mostly slightly elevated on the eastern side of the Isle of Oxney.
The Saxon Shore Way, a long-distance walking route tracing the old Saxon shoreline, passes through the parish. Wholly within the greater Isle of Oxney, the far north of the parish is marked by a small tributary of the Rother. It has one long street lined community at its centre.
History
[edit]Being almost flat and rectangular in area, the current bounds are those reflecting the centuries-old church parish boundaries: the south-east of the parish has the Royal Military Canal which helps to drain what was otherwise an almost impenetrable marsh, and the west of the parish reaches to include about a quarter of Wittersham village centre. Its Baptist chapel in the north of the street is now a cottage.[2] The remaining religious building is a Grade II* church, i.e. mid-ranked in the national listed building ranking system. 10 other buildings, nearly half of those in total, are listed on the main street.
Notable residents (past & present)
[edit]- George Digweed MBE, 16× World Sporting Shooter Champion[3]
- Lord Clarke of Stone-cum-Ebony JJSC, Supreme Court Justice[citation needed]
- Norman Forbes-Robertson, distinguished Victorian Shakespearean actor[citation needed]
- Dave McKean, illustrator, photographer, comic book artist, graphic designer, filmmaker and musician[citation needed]
- George Newson, composer[4]
- Sinden family:
- Sir Donald Sinden CBE, actor[5][6]
- Marc Sinden, film director, actor and West End theatre producer[7]
References
[edit]- ^ Key Statistics; Quick Statistics: Population Density United Kingdom Census 2011 Office for National Statistics Retrieved 10 May 2014
- ^ Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1326642)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
- ^ "georgedigweed.com". www.georgedigweed.com.
- ^ Press, Hastings Independent (25 March 2022). "Meeting the Old Master".
- ^ Debrett's Distinguished People of Today (2007)
- ^ http://kent.greatbritishlife.co.uk/article/sir-donald-sinden-8037/ [dead link]
- ^ "Marc Sinden: former Mrs McCartney is 'the most misquoted lady I've ever met'". Liverpool Daily Post. 6 March 2009. Retrieved 7 March 2009.
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