Hello, I am a descendant of the Bobby family in Shelfanger. From what I gather, they were there many generations. I live in America, my great-grandmother having come over the Atlantic around 1900.
The Domesday book was commissioned in December 1085 by William the Conquerer, who invaded England in 1066. The first draft was completed in August 1086 and contained records for 13,418 settlements.
The Post Office was run from the nurseries by Mr. and Mrs. George Welton from 1939 to 1965, when they retired. The Post Office was situated in the "shop" where Mr.