Memorials & monuments · East Midlands
War Memorial
Also known as: Cofeb ryfel
In or near Disley.
War Memorial is a memorial in the United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 15 min–45 min
- Nearest railway station
- Furness Vale · 0.1 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
- Wheelchair accessible
About
War Memorial is a public memorial in Derbyshire, the East Midlands, recording local sacrifice and named in the parish register of war and civic monuments. The site is a designated Site of Special Scientific Interest. It sits within the High Peak parliamentary constituency. The nearest railway station is Furness Vale, about 0.1 km away. Postcode area SK23.
Photo gallery
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Dark Peak SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
A war memorial is a building, monument, statue, or other edifice to celebrate a war or victory, or (predominating in modern times) to commemorate those who died or were injured in a war.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
It has been suggested that the world's earliest known war memorial is the White Monument at Tell Banat, Aleppo Governorate, Syria, which dates from the 3rd millennium BC and appears to have involved the systematic burial of fighters from a state army. The Nizari Ismailis of the Alamut period (the Assassins) had made a secret roll of honor in Alamut Castle containing the names of the assassins and their victims during their uprising. The oldest war memorial in the United Kingdom is Oxford University's All Souls College. It was founded in 1438 with the provision that its fellows should pray for those killed in the long wars with France. War memorials for the Franco-Prussian War (1870–71) were…
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- Coordinates
- 53.3487, -1.9903
- County
- Derbyshire
- District
- High Peak
- Parish
- Whaley Bridge
- Postcode
- SK23 7QS
- Parliamentary constituency
- High Peak
- Nearest railway station
- Furness Vale — 0.1 km
Sources
- osm: n428835410 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: War memorial (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is War Memorial?
- War Memorial is in Derbyshire, the East Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode SK23 7QS), in the parish of Whaley Bridge.
- What is War Memorial?
- War Memorial is a memorial in the United Kingdom.
- How do I get to War Memorial?
- The nearest railway station is Furness Vale, about 0.1 km away. Drivers can use postcode SK23 7QS.
- Is War Memorial a protected site?
- Yes — War Memorial is part of the Dark Peak SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- Is War Memorial free to visit?
- Yes, War Memorial is free to enter.
- How do I get to War Memorial?
- The nearest railway station is Furness Vale, about 0.1 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode SK23 7QS.