Shobdon Herefordshire Family History Guide
Shobdon an Ancient Parish in the county of Herefordshire.
Parish church: St. John the Evangelist
Parish registers begin:
- Parish registers: 1556
- Bishop’s Transcripts: 1661
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Adjacent Parishes
Shobdon Parish Registers
Search online indexed transcriptions of baptisms, marriages and burials. Taken from the original parish registers, these entries may include names, dates, family relationships, residences, occupations and other details noted by the minister, with earlier records naturally offering fewer details.
Baptism Records
These records include indexed transcriptions of Church of England parish registers of baptisms.
Shobdon, Herefordshire Baptisms 1556-1897
Marriage and Banns Records
These records include indexed transcriptions of Church of England parish registers of marriages.
Shobdon, Herefordshire Marriages 1557-1897
Shobdon, St John the Evangelist, Herefordshire Marriages 1557-1835
Death and Burial Records
These records include indexed transcriptions of Church of England parish registers of deaths and burials.
Shobdon, Herefordshire Burials 1813-1839
Parish History
The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870
SHOBDON, a parish, with a village, in Leominster district, Hereford; 2¼ miles NNW of Pembridge r. station, and 7 WNW of Leominster. It has a post-office, designated Shobdon, Herefordshire. Acres, 3,337. Real property, £4,183. Pop., 503. Houses, 107. The manor, with S. Court, belongs to Lord Bateman. Traces of a Roman or a Danish fort are at Castle hill. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Hereford. Value, £764. Patron, Lord Bateman. The church was partly rebuilt in 1758. A priory anciently stood near it, and was removed to Eye. There are a parochial school, and charities £38.
Source: The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales [Wilson, John M]. A. Fullarton & Co. N. d. c. [1870-72].
Lewis Topographical Dictionary of England 1845
Shobdon (St. John the Evangelist), a parish, in the union of Leominster, hundred of Stretford, county of Hereford, 5 ½ miles (ESE) from Presteign; containing 491 inhabitants. The parish is intersected by the road between Ludlow and Kington, and comprises 3491 acres.
The living is a rectory, valued in the king’s books at £5. 7. 11.; net income, £764; patron, Lord Bateman. The church, which is the burial-place of the Bateman family, was partially rebuilt in 1757, by John, Viscount Bateman. A school is supported by Lady Bateman; and the rent of several acres of land, and the proceeds of some minor benefactions, are distributed among the poor. Near the church is a mount called Castle Hill, encompassed with a moat, supposed to be the remains of a Roman or Danish fortification.
Source: A Topographical Dictionary of England by Samuel Lewis Fifth Edition Published London; by S. Lewis and Co., 13, Finsbury Place, South. M. DCCC. XLV.
Historical Maps
British National Grid Ref: SO 40092 62869
BNG Eastings, Northings: 340092, 262869
Latitude, Longitude: 52.260709, -2.879164
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