Shobdon
Built-up area in Herefordshire, England
| Coordinates: | 52.246, -2.884 |
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| OS grid ref: | SO 39 61 |
| Population: | 656 |
Shobdon sits in north‑west Herefordshire, England, a few miles north‑west of Leominster and close to the border with Wales. The village occupies gently rolling farmland typical of the Welsh Marches, with mixed arable, livestock and some orchard/cider country shaping the local economy and landscape.
It is best known for All Saints Church and the decorative Shobdon Arches, an 18th‑century rococo interior and surviving architectural folly that make the church one of the county’s most unusual historic sites. The former RAF site of Shobdon Airfield now hosts light aviation and occasional community events, and village life centres on the church, village hall and pub, reflecting a small but active rural community.
Postcode districts covering Shobdon
Most populated places nearby
- Hereford 15 miles24.1 km
- Leominster 5.9 miles9.5 km
- Ludlow 11.2 miles18 km
Neighbouring places
- Pembridge Built-up area 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Byton Parish 2 miles3.2 km
- Eardisland Built-up area 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Staunton on Arrow Parish 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Arrow Ward 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Kinsham Parish 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Kingsland Built-up area 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Lucton Built-up area 3.2 miles5.1 km
- Combe Parish 3.5 miles5.7 km
- Aymestrey Parish 4 miles6.5 km
- Monkland and Stretford Parish 4.2 miles6.7 km
- Dilwyn Built-up area 4.3 miles6.9 km
Example postcodes in Shobdon
HR6 9LU, HR6 9JU, HR6 9BZ, HR6 9NU, HR6 9NT, HR6 9NS, HR6 9LR, HR6 9WD, HR6 9NW … See all
Transport links
- Birmingham International Airport 50 miles80.5 km
- Bristol Airport 60.1 miles96.7 km
- Leominster Railway Station 6.7 miles10.8 km
- Bucknell Railway Station 8.1 miles13.1 km
Hotels near Shobdon Ad
- Riverside Inn, Aymestrey 4 3.1 miles5 km
- The Radnorshire Arms Hotel 3 5.6 miles9 km
- The Lion 7.8 miles12.6 km
- The Swan Hotel 6.9 miles11.1 km
- The Burton Hotel and Cloud Nine 3 6.9 miles11.1 km
Schools in Shobdon
- Shobdon Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Croft Ambrey Archaeological site 4.7 miles7.5 km
- Easton Court Estate 11.7 miles18.8 km
- Ludlow Racecourse Recreation 11.7 miles18.8 km
- Flits National Nature Reserve Nature reserve 12.7 miles20.4 km
- Hereford Racecourse Recreation 13.7 miles22 km
- Edgar Street Stadium 14.6 miles23.6 km
- Clee Hills Hill 14.9 miles24 km
- Rotherwas Estate 17 miles27.4 km
- Clun Forest Forest 18.5 miles29.8 km
- Dore (Abbey : Herefordshire, England) Historic site 19.2 miles30.9 km