Shobrooke

[1] The name Shobrooke is derived from the old English words of succa and brōc, and translates as goblin brook.

[9] The Shobrooke 1914–1918 War Memorial holds the names of 25 men who lost their lives in World War I, the list includes the names of three brothers from the Horwell family, all three died within 15 months of one another.

[11] The growth in the population between 1961 and 2001 can be explained through an increase in the number of houses in the Parish.

When looking at the occupation structure of Shobrooke it is clear to see that in 1881 the majority of employment was in agriculture, with 104 out of 641 people.

In comparison, in the 2011 census 19 people were employed in "Elementary Occupations" which includes agriculture, this 3.53% of the Parish population compared to 16.22% in 1881.

[19] The site was empty until 1975 when the present owner Sir John Richard Shelley, 11th Baronet built a new house on the land.

Ordnance Survey Map of Shobrooke from 1809. [ 5 ]
Total population of the Civil Parish of Shobrooke, as reported by the Census of Population 1881–2011 [ 11 ]
Housing change in the Parish of Shobrooke from 1831–2011. [ 12 ]
Graph showing the employment in the parish of Shobrooke in 1881. [ 14 ]
Graph showing the employment data for Shobrooke in 2011. [ 15 ]