Stone-cum-Ebony
| 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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| District | |
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| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Tenterden |
| Postcode district | TN30 |
| Dialling code | 01233 |
| Police | Kent |
| Fire | Kent |
| Ambulance | South East Coast |
| UK Parliament | |
| Website | Stone-cum-Ebony Parish Council |
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 small community of Ebony. In 2011 it had a population of 460.
Geography
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 Saxonshoreline, 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
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.[3] 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 on the main street, are listed.
Notable residents (past & present)
- Lord Clarke of Stone-cum-Ebony JJSC, Supreme Court Justice
- George DigweedMBE, 16× World Sporting Shooter Champion[4]
- Norman Forbes-Robertson, distinguished Victorian Shakespearean actor
- Dave McKean, illustrator, photographer, comic book artist, graphic designer, filmmaker and musician
- George Newson, composer[5]
- Sinden family:
- Sir Donald SindenCBE, actor[6][7]
- Marc Sinden, film director, actor and West End theatre producer[8]
See also
References
- ^Key Statistics; Quick Statistics: Population DensityArchived 11 February 2003 at the Wayback MachineUnited Kingdom Census 2011Office for National Statistics Retrieved 10 May 2014
- ^"Location of Weald of Kent". parliament.uk. Retrieved 13 February 2025.
- ^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)
- ^"Sir Donald Sinden". 24 August 2009. Archived from the original on 5 May 2014.
- ^"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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