St John’s Church, Shobdon
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.Photo: John Salmon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Photo: Philip Pankhurst, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Anglican
- Description: church in Shobdon, Herefordshire, England, UK
- Also known as: “Church of St John the Evangelist, Shobdon”, “Shobdon Parish Church”, “St John the Evangelist”, and “St John the Evangelist, Shobdon”
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Shobdon and Church of St Mary.
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.
Church of St Mary
Church
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Church of St Mary is situated 2 miles northwest of St John’s Church, Shobdon.
Church of St John the Baptist and St Alkmund
Church
Photo: Philip Pankhurst, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Church of St John the Baptist and St Alkmund is situated 2 miles northeast of St John’s Church, Shobdon.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Shobdon and Byton.
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.
Byton
Hamlet
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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 west of St John’s Church, Shobdon.
Aymestrey
Village
Photo: Philip Pankhurst, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Aymestrey is a village and civil parish in north-western Herefordshire, England. The population of this civil parish, including the hamlet of Yatton, at the 2011 Census was 351. Aymestrey is situated 2 miles northeast of St John’s Church, Shobdon.
St John’s Church, Shobdon
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Shobdon, Herefordshire, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.26053° or 52° 15′ 38″ northLongitude
-2.87882° or 2° 52′ 44″ westOpen location code
9C4V746C+6FOpenStreetMap ID
way 123155279OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=anglicanOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yesWikidata ID
Q17530148
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In Other Languages
“St John’s Church, Shobdon” goes by many names.
- Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسه القديس يوحنا الانجيلى”
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