Shobdon, Herefordshire

Historical Description

Shobdon, a village and a parish in Herefordshire. The village stands near the river Lugg, 2½ miles NNW of Pembridge station on the G.W.R., and 8 WNW of Leominster. It has a post, money order, and telegraph office (R.S.O.) The parish comprises 3639 acres; population, 348. There is a parish council consisting of five members. The manor, with Shobdon Court, belongs to Lord Bateman. The mansion was built in the reign of George I. in the style of Louis XIV., and stands in an extensive park. Traces of a Roman or a Danish fort are at Castle Hill. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Hereford; net value, £500 with residence. Patron, Lord Bateman. The church was partly rebuilt in 1753. A priory anciently stood near it, and was removed to Eye.

Administration

The following is a list of the administrative units in which this place was either wholly or partly included.

Any dates in this table should be used as a guide only.

Civil Registration

For general information about Civil Registration (births, marriages and deaths) see the Civil Registration page.

Directories & Gazetteers

We have transcribed the entry for Shobdon from the following:

• Samuel Lewis' A Topographical Dictionary of England, by Samuel Lewis, seventh edition, published 1858. (Shobdon (St. John the Evangelist))

Land and Property

The Return of Owners of Land in 1873 for Herefordshire is available to browse.

Maps

Online maps of Shobdon are available from a number of sites:

• Bing (Current Ordnance Survey maps).
• Google Streetview.
• National Library of Scotland. (Old maps)
• OpenStreetMap.
• old-maps.co.uk (Old Ordnance Survey maps to buy).
• Streetmap.co.uk (Current Ordnance Survey maps).
• A Vision of Britain through Time. (Old maps)

Newspapers and Periodicals

The British Newspaper Archive have fully searchable digitised copies of the following Herefordshire newspapers online:

• Hereford Journal
• Hereford Times