Shobdon
Shobdon Airfield is an airport 6 NM south of Shobdon village, and west of Leominster, Herefordshire, England.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Phil Laycock, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Aerodrome
- Description: airport and former Royal Air Force aerodrome in Herefordshire, England, UK
- Also known as: “EGBS”, “RAF Shobdon (former)”, “Shobdon Aerodrome”, and “Shobdon Airfield”
Places of Interest
Highlights include St John’s Church, Shobdon and St Mary’s Church, Pembridge.
St John’s Church, Shobdon
Church
Photo: John Salmon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Church of St John is a Church of England parish church at Shobdon in the English county of Herefordshire. Of 14th century origins, the church was completely rebuilt between 1749 and 1752 for John Bateman, 2nd Viscount Bateman, in a Rococo style under the supervision of Bateman's uncle, The Honourable Richard Bateman, a close friend of Horace Walpole, and a member of his Committee of Taste.
St Mary’s Church, Pembridge
Church
Photo: Philip Pankhurst, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Church of St Mary the Virgin, Pembridge, Herefordshire, United Kingdom is an active parish church in the Diocese of Hereford. The church is dedicated to Mary, mother of Jesus.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Shobdon and Pembridge.
Shobdon
Village
Photo: Philip Pankhurst, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Shobdon is a village and civil parish in Herefordshire, England, about 15 miles north of Hereford, six miles west of Leominster, and 2 miles southwest of the Mortimer's Cross.
Pembridge
Village
Photo: Philip Pankhurst, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Pembridge is a village and civil parish in the Arrow valley in Herefordshire, England. The village is on the A44 road about 6 miles east of Kington and 7 miles west of Leominster.
Eardisland
Village
Photo: andy dolman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Eardisland is a village and civil parish on the River Arrow, about 5 miles west of the market town of Leominster, Herefordshire. The civil parish includes the hamlets of Upper Hardwick, Lower Hardwick and Lower Burton.
Shobdon
- Categories: Royal Air Force aerodrome, historic site, monument, and transportation
- Location: Herefordshire, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
52.24369° or 52° 14′ 37″ northLongitude
-2.88071° or 2° 52′ 51″ westElevation
312 feet (95 metres)ICAO airport code
EGBSOpen location code
9C4V64V9+FPOpenStreetMap ID
node 332324856OpenStreetMap feature
aeroway=aerodromeOpenStreetMap feature
historic=monument
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Tajik—“Shobdon” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “EGBS”
- Arabic: “Shobdon Aerodrome”
- Dutch: “EGBS”
- Dutch: “Shobdon Aerodrome”
- French: “base aérienne militaire du Royaume-Uni”
- French: “EGBS”
- French: “Shobdon Aerodrome”
- German: “EGBS”
- German: “Shobdon Aerodrome”
- Hebrew: “EGBS”
- Hebrew: “Shobdon Aerodrome”
- Indonesian: “EGBS”
- Indonesian: “Shobdon Aerodrome”
- Malay: “EGBS”
- Malay: “Lapangan Terbang Shobdon”
- Persian: “EGBS”
- Persian: “فرودگاه شوبدان”
- Piemontese: “EGBS”
- Piemontese: “Shobdon Aerodrome”
- Romanian: “EGBS”
- Romanian: “Shobdon Aerodrome”
- Tajik: “EGBS”
- Tajik: “Фурудгоҳи шубдон”
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