Memorials & monuments · Yorkshire & the Humber
War Memorial
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In or near Scriven.
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
- Harrogate · 1.4 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
War Memorial is a public memorial in Yorkshire, recording local sacrifice and named in the parish register of war and civic monuments. The site is within the Nidderdale National Landscape (AONB). It sits within the Harrogate and Knaresborough parliamentary constituency. The nearest railway station is Harrogate, about 1.4 km away. Postcode area HG2.
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Protected designations
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Nidderdale
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.
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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
- 53.9886, -1.5569
- District
- North Yorkshire
- Parish
- Harrogate
- Postcode
- HG2 0JY
- Parliamentary constituency
- Harrogate and Knaresborough
- Nearest railway station
- Harrogate — 1.4 km
Sources
- osm: n464752198 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: War memorial (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is War Memorial?
- War Memorial is in Yorkshire, United Kingdom (postcode HG2 0JY), in the parish of Harrogate.
- 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 Harrogate, about 1.4 km away. Drivers can use postcode HG2 0JY.
- Is War Memorial a protected site?
- Yes — War Memorial is part of the Nidderdale National Landscape (AONB).
- 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 Harrogate, about 1.4 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode HG2 0JY.