Place:Bobbington, Staffordshire, England

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NameBobbington
TypeChapelry, Civil parish
Coordinates52.512°N 2.283°W
Located inStaffordshire, England     (1895 - )
Also located inShropshire, England     ( - 1895)
See alsoBrimstree Hundred, Shropshire, Englandhundred in which it was located
South Seisdon Hundred, Staffordshire, Englandhundred of which the parish was a part
Seisdon Rural, Staffordshire, Englandrural parish of which it was part 1894-1974
South Staffordshire District, Staffordshire, Englandnon-metropolitan district in which it has been located since 1974
source: Family History Library Catalog
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Bobbington is a village and civil parish in the South Staffordshire District of Staffordshire, England, about 5 miles (8.0 km) west of Wombourne. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 506.

Bobbington is just on the county border with Shropshire (to the west), and is about 8 miles (13 km) east of Bridgnorth in Shropshire. It is only about 5 miles (8.0 km) west of the border with West Midlands.

During World War II it was home to Bobbington airfield, renamed during the war as Halfpenny Green, and now known as Wolverhampton Halfpenny Green Airport.

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