Memorials & monuments · South West England
War Memorial
In or near St Agnes.
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
- Paul's Loop · 5.2 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. The site is within the Cornwall National Landscape (AONB), and is a designated Site of Special Scientific Interest. It sits within the Camborne and Redruth parliamentary constituency. The nearest railway station is Paul's Loop, about 5.2 km away. Postcode area TR4.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Carrick Heaths SSSI
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Cornwall
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
- 50.2797, -5.2077
- District
- Cornwall
- Parish
- St. Agnes
- Postcode
- TR4 8DE
- Parliamentary constituency
- Camborne and Redruth
- Nearest railway station
- Paul's Loop — 5.2 km
Sources
- osm: n1326358690 (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 TR4 8DE), in the parish of St. Agnes.
- 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 Paul's Loop, about 5.2 km away. Drivers can use postcode TR4 8DE.
- Is War Memorial a protected site?
- Yes — War Memorial is part of the Carrick Heaths SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Cornwall 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 Paul's Loop, about 5.2 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode TR4 8DE.