Cathedrals · West Midlands
Shobdon Court
In or near Lucton.
Shobdon Court in Wales Mid, United Kingdom.
Philip Pankhurst — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Best time of year
- Year-round
- Nearest railway station
- Titley Junction · 8.7 km
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
Getting there & planning your visit
To visit Shobdon Court, the nearest railway station is Titley Junction, located 8.7 km away. The postcode for sat-nav is HR6 9LZ. Please note that wheelchair accessibility is limited.
About
Shobdon Court is a place of interest in Wales Mid, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: River Lugg SSSI
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: River Teme SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Shobdon Court was an 18th-century English country house in the village of Shobdon, near Leominster, Herefordshire. Although the main house has since been demolished, the service wing and the stable block have been converted to residential use. Shobdon Court was rectangular in plan and sat in parkland on the side of a hill. Built of brick, it was similar in appearance to Clarendon House in London. It was substantially remodelled in the mid 1800s.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
The Shobdon estate was bought in 1705 by Sir James Bateman, Lord Mayor of London and Governor of the Bank of England, who replaced the Jacobean house with a new Palladian style building. On his death in 1718, it passed to his son William Bateman, 1st Viscount Bateman, and was inherited in turn by the latter's son, John Bateman, 2nd Viscount Bateman, who put it in the care of his brother Richard. When John died in 1802 the Viscountcy became extinct, and Shobdon Court passed to a relative, William Hanbury, who was ennobled as Baron Bateman in 1837 after having changed his name to Bateman-Hanbury. The estate was passed down through the Bateman-Hanbury family until the 3rd Lord Bateman died in…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 52.2598, -2.8788
- District
- Herefordshire, County of
- Parish
- Shobdon
- Postcode
- HR6 9LZ
- Parliamentary constituency
- North Herefordshire
- Nearest railway station
- Titley Junction — 8.7 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q49001695 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Shobdon Court (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Shobdon Court?
- Shobdon Court is in Mid Wales, United Kingdom (postcode HR6 9LZ), in the parish of Shobdon.
- What is Shobdon Court?
- Shobdon Court in Wales Mid, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Shobdon Court?
- The nearest railway station is Titley Junction, about 8.7 km away. Drivers can use postcode HR6 9LZ.
- Who owns Shobdon Court?
- Shobdon Court is owned by Bateman family (1705–1931).
- Is Shobdon Court a protected site?
- Yes — Shobdon Court is part of the River Lugg SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the River Teme SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- How do I get to Shobdon Court?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode HR6 9LZ. It sits within the North Herefordshire parliamentary constituency.