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Shobrooke is a village, parish and former manor in Devon, England. The village is situated about 1 1/2 miles north-east of Crediton. It is located close to Shobrooke park. The river Shobrooke Lake flows through the village. It had a population of 537 according to the 2011 census. The name Shobrooke is derived from the old English words of succa and brōc, and translates as Hob-goblin brook.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Devon/Shobrooke )〕 ==History== Shobrooke has also been known as "Shobrook", the 1809 Ordnance Survey map refers the Parish and the village as Shobrook. Furthermore, in 1583 marriage records the village is once again refereed to as Shobrook, it is not known if this was an error or the name of the village has evolved over time. In the 1870s, Shobrooke is described as: : A parish, with a village, in Crediton district, Devon; 2 miles NE of Crediton r. station. It has a post-office under Crediton, North Devon. Acres, 3835. Real property, £6,004. Pop. in 1851, 812; in 1861, 630. Houses, 133. St. Swithun's Church is the oldest structure in the village, the church is of Anglo Saxon origins and was rebuilt in the 15th Century, and restored further around 1840 and in 1879. The building has been Grade II listed since 1965.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-96420-church-of-st-swithin-shobrooke-devon )〕 The Red Lion Inn is the last remaining pub in Shobrooke, the pub dates back to the 1580s making it one of the oldest structures in the village.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.redlionshobrooke.co.uk/ )〕 The name of the Red Lion Inn has changed over time, in 1850 the pub was known as The Lion. The Shobrooke 1914-1918 War Memorial holds the names of 25 men who lost their lives in World War One, the list includes the names of three brothers from the Hornwell family, all three died within 15 months of one another. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Shobrooke」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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