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The International Epsom Communities Association
The name of Epsom evolved over the centuries from Ebbisham. With the spread of European migration round the world, the name was used for new communities in Australasia and the Americas. We feel fraternal feelings towards those living in other communities sharing the names of Epsom or Ewell, and we are therefore starting an informal Epsom Communities Association to act as a link between us. We would like to encourage anyone lving in an Epsom or a Ewell elsewhere in the world to send an Email to POBox292@aol.com with any additional web links they can provide for us to add on to this page. If you have any practical suggestions they may have for strnegthening the links between our communities, we will pass these on to whoever we think is most likely to be able to respond to them in our community. . We will use everything you send us, either to amend the information we have, or to start a feedback section of this page, or both. We are looking forward to hearing from you.  Here is what we know about other communities (and ships and steam engines!) which have carried the name. Australia - Victoria,Epsom is a community in the shire of Huntly. Its town sign advertises Epsom as The Pottery Centre.New Zealand - Auckland.From 1841 Epsom developed as a village outside Auckl and and from 1875 was governed by its own Road Board, but was incorporated into the city of Auckland on 1st February 1917. It is located some two miles south of the harbour in the centre of the Tamaki isthmus. In 1986, Epsom North had a population of 2,898 and Epsom south had 4,953Epsom was named in 1841 by some British officers planning the first race meeting in Auckland. It was the first district to be farmed. When the city of Auckland was planned, the surrounding districts were planned as small settlements, with reserves for churches, markets, etc., and surrounded by farms. The first land sales to settlers took place in 1841, and eight plots were sold for market gardens at $26.50 an acre. Farm plots fetched an average of $6.80 an acre. A central block of lots (which later became Epsom) were initially sold for small farms, but from the late 19th century were progressively subdivided and resold as residential plots. Mr. Robert Graham rode out in late 1842 and "saw some nice cottages and fine gardens and two farms of about ten acres each under cultivation in wheat and barley. There were also two herds of cattle....
This panorama was taken in 2007 from One Tree Hill on the eastern flanks of Epsom. Epsom lies between here and Mount Eden, the extinct volcano just to the left of centre. The centre of Auckland The Auckland Sky Tower ican be seen to the right of it. The large open space slightly to the right of Mount Eden is Alexandra Park, the home of the Auckland Trotting Club. Epsom has two racecourses, one of which is the large empty space in line with the Sky Tower. Click here to see pictures from the same viewpoint in 1870 and in 1930 There is plenty more information about Epsom on the website of the Epsom and Eden Historical Society USA - IndianaEpsom was originally a tiny hamlet named Tophet, but changed its name to Epsom when a well was dug and produced water with a mineral flavour. A log school room was built in 1846, and a post office by 1856. More recently, it was reported to have a population of forty or fifty, and to consist of a few houses grouped round a Methodist chapel.USA - New HampshireThe town of Epsom dates from 1727 when the King of England grated a tract of land six miles by four mile to a group of proprietors. It was the first town in the Suncook Valle, and a frontier town during the French and Indian wars. After the Revolutionary Wars, a new settlement was established, on the main road from the coast to northern New Hampshire and Vermont. Land was set aside for a meeting house and a school; these were built about 1765. Epsom's population of about 4,000 is divided between a modern commuter town and some stately old farms. Epsom is a town of many small settlements and no clearly defined centre. Its focal point is the traffic circle on route 4, a popular route for antique hunters. There is a full-time police department and a volunteer fire crew. Band concerts are held in Webster Park every Friday eveining in the summerHave a look at the NEW and fascinating Epsom Early Settlers site at http://www.2eha.net/epsom.htm! Ships: HMS Epsom was one of the Ascot class of paddle minesweepers built in 1916, all of them baring the names of towns with racecourses, from Ascot to Totnes. They were of 846 tons, measuring 246 ft overall, and 58 ft across the paddle boxes. They carried 2 12-pounder guns, and had a speed of 15 knots.Locomotives:A locomotive named Epsom was built in 1854 for £2,700 by Sharp Stewart. In 1868 she was derailed near Clapham Junction. She was sold for scrap in 1891, having covered 748,381 miles."Operation Epsom" was the name given by General Montgomery to the drive on Caen, Normandy, on 25 June 1944. EWELLUSA MarylandEwell is one of a three small communities on Smith Island in Chesapeake Bay. The total population of the island is about 600. The island is named for Captain John Smith who first saw it in 1608. This is a very beautiful part of the Maryland shore, and is well known for its seafood.The SS Ewell was one of four vessels in the fleet of the Wandsworth and District Gas Company. She suffered server damage from a collision while sailing in convoy in bad weather |
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