SHOBROOKE, a parish in the western division of
the hundred of BUDLEIGH, county of DEVON, 2 miles
(E.N.E.) from Creditdn, containing, exclusively of a portion
of the tything of Fulford which is in this parish,
737 inhabitants. The living is a rectory, annexed to the
bishoprick. of Exeter, in the archdeaconry and diocese
of Exeter, rated in the king's books at £36. There is
a place of worship for Independents. Various bequests,
producing about £ 6 a year, are applied to the education
of poor children.