Shobdon

infobox UK place
country= England
latitude= 52.25
longitude= -2.88
population=
official_name= Shobdon
unitary_england= Herefordshire
region= West Midlands
lieutenancy_england= Herefordshire
constituency_westminster= Leominster
post_town= HEREFORD
postcode_area= HR
postcode_district= HR6
dial_code= 01568
os_grid_reference=

Shobdon"' is a small village situated north of Hereford and west of Leominster. It is also only 2 miles north of the Mortimer's Cross. The nearest town to Shobdon is Presteigne, which is in Powys, Wales. According to the 2001 Census, the population of the parish of Shobdon was 769, consisting of 386 males and 383 females.cite web | url = http://www.herefordshire.gov.uk/docs/2001_Parish_Populations.pdf | title = UK Census 2001 | author=Herefordshire Council|publisher = Herefordshire Council|year=2001|accessdate = 2008-06-18]

Village places

Shobdon has a football team, Shobdon F.C, which is situated near Shobdon Aerodrome and aero club. They are currently in the Hereford Times League 1. The village also has a primary school with no more than 55 children going there. When the children leave Shobdon Primary most of them go to either Weobley, Kington or Wigmore High School.

Football team

The football team are currently sitting in the middle of the Hereford Times League 1. They aren't a very largely known team but they did recently get into the Herefordshire junior cup final but lost to Pegusus Juniors F.C. The game was played at Westfields F.C. They also got into the Leominster cup semi-final but lost. It didn't go into extra time or penalties as the team playing against Shobdon had scored more goals than Shobdon by the 90th minute.The team play in dark blue shirts with light blue trim.

Village pubs

The village of Shobdon has one pub, the Bateman Arms and an Aero Club by the air field. The Bateman Arms is a traditional village pub located in the village. The Aero Club has a bar and restaurant and is located on Shobdon Airfield in a Nissen hut which was formerly a pilots rest room.

History

In the 17th century the village of Shobdon was run by the Bateman family (hence the Bateman Arms). They were living in Shobdon Court.

Shobdon Airfield was constructed in 1942. Possibly originally conceived as a bomber base out of range of German attackers, in operation it was only used as a Glider Training based. Pilots trained here took part in both the Normandy Landings and Operation Market garden at Arnhem in the Netherlands.

References

External links

* http://batemanarms.co.uk/
* http://www.shobdonvillage.co.uk/
* http://www.ukvillages.co.uk/ukvillages.nsf/villages/Shobdon-Herefordshire
* http://www.aeroclub.co.uk/
* http://www.shobdonchurch.org.uk/"'