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 miles
- Leominster 5.9 miles
- Ludlow 11.2 miles
Neighbouring places
- Pembridge Built-up area 1.4 miles
- Byton Parish 2 miles
- Eardisland Built-up area 2.3 miles
- Staunton on Arrow Parish 2.8 miles
- Arrow Ward 2.9 miles
- Kinsham Parish 2.9 miles
- Kingsland Built-up area 2.9 miles
- Lucton Built-up area 3.2 miles
- Combe Parish 3.5 miles
- Aymestrey Parish 4 miles
- Monkland and Stretford Parish 4.2 miles
- Dilwyn Built-up area 4.3 miles
Example postcodes in Shobdon
HR6 9NG, HR6 9ND, HR6 9NW, HR6 9NF, HR6 9BZ, HR6 9NE, HR6 9NT, HR6 9NR, HR6 9LU … See all
Transport links
- Birmingham International Airport 50 miles
- Bristol Airport 60.1 miles
- Leominster Railway Station 6.7 miles
- Bucknell Railway Station 8.1 miles
Hotels near Shobdon Ad
- Riverside Inn, Aymestrey 4 3.1 miles
- The Radnorshire Arms Hotel 3 5.6 miles
- The Lion 7.8 miles
- The Swan Hotel 6.9 miles
- The Burton Hotel and Cloud Nine 3 6.9 miles
Schools in Shobdon
- Shobdon Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Croft Ambrey Archaeological site 4.7 miles
- Easton Court Estate 11.7 miles
- Ludlow Racecourse Recreation 11.7 miles
- Flits National Nature Reserve Nature reserve 12.7 miles
- Hereford Racecourse Recreation 13.7 miles
- Edgar Street Stadium 14.6 miles
- Clee Hills Hill 14.9 miles
- Rotherwas Estate 17 miles
- Clun Forest Forest 18.5 miles
- Dore (Abbey : Herefordshire, England) Historic site 19.2 miles