Memorials & monuments · South East England
War Memorial
Also known as: Cofeb ryfel
In or near Pembury.
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
- High Brooms · 3.2 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
War Memorial is a public memorial in Kent, South-East England, recording local sacrifice and named in the parish register of war and civic monuments. The site is within the High Weald National Landscape (AONB). It sits within the Tunbridge Wells parliamentary constituency. The nearest railway station is High Brooms, about 3.2 km away. Postcode area TN2.
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Protected designations
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: High Weald
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Kent Downs
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
- 51.1426, 0.3228
- County
- Kent
- District
- Tunbridge Wells
- Parish
- Pembury
- Postcode
- TN2 4PA
- Parliamentary constituency
- Tunbridge Wells
- Nearest railway station
- High Brooms — 3.2 km
Sources
- osm: n1523693134 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: War memorial (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is War Memorial?
- War Memorial is in Kent, South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode TN2 4PA), in the parish of Pembury.
- 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 High Brooms, about 3.2 km away. Drivers can use postcode TN2 4PA.
- Is War Memorial a protected site?
- Yes — War Memorial is part of the High Weald National Landscape (AONB) and the Kent Downs 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 High Brooms, about 3.2 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode TN2 4PA.