Lammas is in the West Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode MK9 3FP), in the parish of Central Milton Keynes.

How do I get to Lammas?

The nearest railway station is Milton Keynes Central, about 2.3 km away. Drivers can use postcode MK9 3FP.

How do I get to Lammas?

The nearest railway station is Milton Keynes Central, about 2.3 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode MK9 3FP.

Memorials & monuments · South East England

Lammas

Also known as: Gŵyl Galan Awst, Lá Lúnasa

In or near Milton Keynes.

Free admission

Lammas — a memorial in england-west-midlands, United Kingdom.

Sculpture exhibition, Campbell Park - geograph.org.uk - 3342994 — Christopher Hilton — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence

Plan your visit

Typical visit: 15 min–45 min
Nearest railway station: Milton Keynes Central · 2.3 km

Free entry
Dog-friendly

Getting there & planning your visit

To visit Lammas in Milton Keynes, the nearest railway station is Milton Keynes Central, located 2.3 km away. Entry to the memorial is free.

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Lammas is a memorial located in england-west-midlands, United Kingdom. Sourced from OpenStreetMap (ODbL licence); see local listings for visitor information, opening hours and admission details.

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From the Wikipedia article

Lammas (from Old English hlāfmæsse, "loaf-mass"), also known as Loaf Mass Day, is a Christian holiday celebrated in some English-speaking countries on 1 August. The name originates from the word "loaf" in reference to bread and "Mass" in reference to the Eucharist. It is a festival in the liturgical calendar to mark the blessing of the First Fruits of harvest, with a loaf of bread being brought to the church for this purpose. Lammastide falls at the halfway point between the summer solstice and the autumn equinox. Christians also have church processions to bakeries, where those working therein are blessed by Christian clergy. While Lammas is traditionally a Christian holy day, some neopagans have adopted the name and date for one of their harvest festivals in their Wheel of the Year. It is also the same date as the Gaelic harvest festival Lughnasadh.

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Background

History

to be blessed by a Christian cleric.]] In Christianity, the offering of first fruits to God is described in the Old Testament, which depicts how, "when the harvest ripened, the priest went into the field and gathered a sheaf of first-ripened grain. Then he took that sheaf into the temple and waved it before the Lord." The Didache of the early Church enjoined firstfruits be given of "money, clothes, and all of your possessions" (13:7). In Anglo-Saxon England Lammas was the name for the first day of August and was described in Old English literature as "the feast of first fruits", being mentioned often in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle. a book of Anglo-Saxon charms directed that the Lammas loaf be…

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Coordinates: 52.0460, -0.7466
District: Milton Keynes
Parish: Central Milton Keynes
Postcode: MK9 3FP
Parliamentary constituency: Milton Keynes Central
Nearest railway station: Milton Keynes Central — 2.3 km
Official site: www.mkrose.co.uk

Sources

osm: node/3631382408 (ODbL)
wikipedia: Lammas (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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