Memorials & monuments · South West England
War Memorial
In or near East Coker.
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
- Yeovil Pen Mill · 1.4 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
War Memorial is a public memorial in South-West England, recording local sacrifice and named in the parish register of war and civic monuments. It sits within the Yeovil parliamentary constituency. The nearest railway station is Yeovil Pen Mill, about 1.4 km away. Postcode area BA20.
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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
- 50.9416, -2.6323
- District
- Somerset
- Parish
- Yeovil
- Postcode
- BA20 1RG
- Parliamentary constituency
- Yeovil
- Nearest railway station
- Yeovil Pen Mill — 1.4 km
Sources
- osm: n1185862927 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: War memorial (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is War Memorial?
- War Memorial is in South-West England, United Kingdom (postcode BA20 1RG), in the parish of Yeovil.
- 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 Yeovil Pen Mill, about 1.4 km away. Drivers can use postcode BA20 1RG.
- 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 Yeovil Pen Mill, about 1.4 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode BA20 1RG.