Cemeteries · West Midlands
Shepherd's Lane Cemetery
Shepherd's Lane Cemetery is a cemetery in the United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 30 min–1 h
- Nearest railway station
- Beaconsfield · 0.9 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Shepherd's Lane Cemetery is a cemetery in the West Midlands of architectural and local-history note. The site is within the Chilterns National Landscape (AONB). It sits within the Beaconsfield parliamentary constituency. The nearest railway station is Beaconsfield, about 0.9 km away. Postcode area HP9.
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Protected designations
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Chilterns
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
The shepherd's axe is a long thin light axe of Eurasian origin used in past centuries by shepherds in the Carpathian Mountains and in other territories which comprise today Slovakia, Czech Republic, Poland, Ukraine, Romania and Hungary. The features of a shepherd's axe combine a tool with a walking stick, that could be used as a light weapon. It has symbolic historical and cultural connotations and is still used as a prop in many traditional dances, for example the odzemek.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
The first written mention of the shepherd's axe comes from Emperor Qin Shi Huang's court. It is also depicted on Scythian imagery (see sagaris). Apart from them, the Bulgars and also the Alans and Slavs used similar weapons. Vlach shepherds brought their shepherd's axes into Central Europe when they migrated along the Carpathian Mountains and Dinaric Mountains from the 14th through 17th centuries. These were used by shepherds as versatile tools, providing a small axe, a supplemental hammer and a walking stick. Although a shepherd's axe could not be used to effectively cut down heavy trees, it was still able to cut smaller branches. In Slovakia and Poland, shepherd's axes were inseparable…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 51.6047, -0.6354
- District
- Buckinghamshire
- Parish
- Beaconsfield
- Postcode
- HP9 2DZ
- Parliamentary constituency
- Beaconsfield
- Nearest railway station
- Beaconsfield — 0.9 km
- Official site
- www.buckinghamshire.gov.uk
Sources
- osm: w600870593 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Shepherd's axe (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Shepherd's Lane Cemetery?
- Shepherd's Lane Cemetery is in the West Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode HP9 2DZ), in the parish of Beaconsfield.
- What is Shepherd's Lane Cemetery?
- Shepherd's Lane Cemetery is a cemetery in the United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Shepherd's Lane Cemetery?
- The nearest railway station is Beaconsfield, about 0.9 km away. Drivers can use postcode HP9 2DZ.
- Is Shepherd's Lane Cemetery a protected site?
- Yes — Shepherd's Lane Cemetery is part of the Chilterns National Landscape (AONB).
- Is Shepherd's Lane Cemetery free to visit?
- Yes, Shepherd's Lane Cemetery is free to enter.
- How do I get to Shepherd's Lane Cemetery?
- The nearest railway station is Beaconsfield, about 0.9 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode HP9 2DZ.