Stone-cum-Ebony is a civil parish

Civil parish

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 south of Ashford

Ashford, Kent

Ashford is a town in the borough of Ashford in Kent, England. In 2005 it was voted the fourth best place to live in the United Kingdom. It lies on the Great Stour river, the M20 motorway, and the South Eastern Main Line and High Speed 1 railways. Its agricultural market is one of the most...

 in Kent

Kent

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, South East England

South East England

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. It includes the village

Village

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 of Stone in Oxney

Stone in Oxney

Stone in Oxney is a village south of Ashford in Kent, South East England, in the civil parish of Stone-cum-Ebony near Appledore.The village is south east of Tenterden, and stands in a position on the eastern side of the Isle of Oxney...

 and hamlet of Ebony

Ebony, Kent

Ebony is a hamlet south of Ashford in Kent, South East England, in the parish of Stone-cum-Ebony, on the Isle of Oxney.-Notable residents :*Norman Forbes-Robertson, distinguished Victorian Shakespearean actor...

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The parish is south east of Tenterden

Tenterden

Tenterden is a Cinque Port town in the Ashford District of Kent, England. It stands on the edge of the Weald, overlooking the valley of the River Rother....

, and stands in a position on the eastern side of the Isle of Oxney

Isle of Oxney

Isle of Oxney is the name given to an area in Kent, England.In the 13th century, the island was part of the coastline bordering what is now the Romney Marsh. As that silted up, and until the later 17th century, the River Rother which enters the sea beyond Rye and flowed across Kent in a west-east...

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The Saxon Shore Way

Saxon Shore Way

The Saxon Shore Way is a long-distance footpath in England, starting at Gravesend, Kent and traces the coast as it was in Roman times as far as Hastings, East Sussex, in total.-History:...

, a long distance walking route tracing the old Saxon

Anglo-Saxons

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 shore

Shore

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line, passes through the parish.

Notable residents (past & present)

George Digweed

George Digweed

George Digweed MBE was born in Hastings, Sussex on 21 April 1964. He is a multi-World and European English sport shooter clay-shooting champion....

 MBE

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, 16x World Sporting Shooter Champion

Norman Forbes-Robertson

Norman Forbes-Robertson

Norman Forbes-Robertson was the son of John Forbes-Robertson and one of the 11 siblings of Sir Johnston Forbes-Robertson. He was also a notable actor and a friend of Ellen Terry, Oscar Wilde, Edward Elgar and Henry Irving...

, distinguished Victorian Shakespearean actor

Sir Donald Sinden CBE

CBE

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, distinguished actor.

Marc Sinden

Marc Sinden

Marc Sinden is an English theatre producer, documentary director and actor. His father is the actor Sir Donald Sinden.-Theatre:...

, West End theatre producer.