Shobdon
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.Photo: Philip Pankhurst, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Village with 656 residents
- Description: village in Herefordshire, England, UK
- Also known as: “Shobdon, Herefordshire”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Shobdon and St John’s Church, Shobdon.
Shobdon
Aerodrome
Photo: Phil Laycock, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Shobdon Airfield is an airport 6 NM south of Shobdon village, and west of Leominster, Herefordshire, England.
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.
Church of St Peter
Church
Photo: Philip Pankhurst, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Church of St Peter is situated 2 miles southwest of Shobdon.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Byton and Pembridge.
Byton
Hamlet
Photo: Whatlep, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Byton is a village and civil parish in Herefordshire, England. Byton is situated on the River Lugg, near the border with Wales. According to the 2001 census, it had a population of 93, increasing to 184 at the 2011 census. Byton is situated 2 miles northwest of Shobdon.
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. Pembridge is situated 2½ miles south of Shobdon.
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. Eardisland is situated 2½ miles southeast of Shobdon.
Shobdon
- Categories: civil parish and locality
- Location: Shobdon, Herefordshire, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.2516° or 52° 15′ 6″ northLongitude
-2.88358° or 2° 53′ 1″ westPopulation
656Elevation
453 feet (138 metres)United Nations Location Code
GB EENOpen location code
9C4V7428+JHOpenStreetMap ID
node 772190161OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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