Memorials & monuments · East of England
war memorial
Also known as: Cofeb ryfel
In or near Kimbolton.
war memorial is a memorial in the United Kingdom.
Michael Garlick — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 15 min–45 min
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
- Wheelchair accessible
About
war memorial is a public memorial or monument in the United Kingdom. Wheelchair accessible (per OpenStreetMap). Coordinates: 52.2975°, -0.3897°.
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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
- 52.2975, -0.3897
- County
- Cambridgeshire
- District
- Huntingdonshire
- Parish
- Kimbolton
- Postcode
- PE28 0HN
- Parliamentary constituency
- Huntingdon
Sources
- osm: n528869587 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: War memorial (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is war memorial?
- war memorial is in Cambridgeshire, London, United Kingdom (postcode PE28 0HN), in the parish of Kimbolton.
- What is war memorial?
- war memorial is a memorial in the United Kingdom.
- How do I get to war memorial?
- Drivers can use postcode PE28 0HN.
- Is war memorial free to visit?
- Yes, war memorial is free to enter.
- How do I get to war memorial?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode PE28 0HN. It sits within the Huntingdon parliamentary constituency.