St John's Church, Shobdon
The Church of St John is a Church of England parish church at Shobdon in the English county of Herefordshire. Of 14th century origins, the church was completely rebuilt between 1749 and 1752 for John Bateman, 2nd Viscount Bateman, in a Rococo style under the supervision of Bateman's uncle, The Honourable Richard Bateman, a close friend of Horace Walpole, and a member of his Committee of Taste.Photo: John Salmon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Photo: Philip Pankhurst, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Anglican
- Description: church in Shobdon, Herefordshire, United Kingdom
- Wheelchair access: yes
Notable Places in the Area
Shobdon Airfield
Aerodrome
Photo: Phil Laycock, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Shobdon Airfield is an airport 6 NM west of Leominster, Herefordshire, England.
Church of St John the Baptist and St Alkmund
Church
Photo: Philip Pankhurst, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Church of St John the Baptist and St Alkmund is situated 3½ km northeast of St John's Church, Shobdon.
Localities in the Area
Shobdon
Village
Photo: Philip Pankhurst, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Shobdon is a village and civil parish in Herefordshire, England, about 15 miles north of Hereford, six miles west of Leominster, and 2 miles southwest of the Mortimer's Cross.
Byton
Hamlet
Photo: Whatlep, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Byton is a village and civil parish in Herefordshire, England. Byton is situated 3½ km west of St John's Church, Shobdon.
Aymestrey
Village
Photo: Philip Pankhurst, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Aymestrey is a village and civil parish in north-western Herefordshire, England. Aymestrey is situated 3½ km northeast of St John's Church, Shobdon.
St John's Church, Shobdon
- Categories: building, place of worship and religion
- Location: Shobdon, Herefordshire, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
52.26053° or 52° 15' 38" northLongitude
-2.87882° or 2° 52' 44" westOpen Location Code
9C4V746C+6FOpenStreetMap ID
way 123155279OpenStreetMap Feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap Feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap Attribute
denomination=anglicanOpenStreetMap Attribute
wheelchair=yesWikidata ID
Q17530148St John's Church, Shobdon Satellite Map
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Also Known As
- Egyptian Arabic: كنيسه القديس يوحنا الانجيلى
- English: Church of St John the Evangelist
- Shobdon Parish Church
- St John the Evangelist
Landmarks in the Area
- Shobdon ArchesRuins, 400 metres north
- Pearl Lake Leisure ParkMotorhome stopover, 1 km southwest
- Abram's PlantationForest
- Shobdon HillPeak
- Midway Holiday ParkMotorhome stopover, 3 km northeast
Places in the Area
- Rookery Pool340 metres southeast
- Shobdon Primary SchoolSchool, 1 km south
- Shobdon Post Office & StoresConvenience store, 1 km south
- The GroveBus stop, 1¼ km south
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About Mapcarta. Thanks to Mapbox for providing amazing maps. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, excluding photos, directions and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipdia page St John's Church, Shobdon. Photo: John Salmon, CC BY-SA 2.0.