Memorials & monuments · West Midlands
War Memorial
Also known as: Cofeb ryfel
In or near Hampton.
War Memorial is a memorial in the United Kingdom.
Philip Halling — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 15 min–45 min
- Nearest railway station
- Evesham · 0.9 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
War Memorial is a public memorial in Worcestershire, the West Midlands, recording local sacrifice and named in the parish register of war and civic monuments. The site is within the Cotswolds National Landscape (AONB). It sits within the Droitwich and Evesham parliamentary constituency. The nearest railway station is Evesham, about 0.9 km away. Postcode area WR11.
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Official information
The Almonry is a museum located in Evesham that showcases local history and offers educational workshops. Currently, it is closed for renovation, but workshops are being held at Evesham Town Hall nearby.
Protected designations
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Cotswolds
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.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
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…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 52.0907, -1.9461
- County
- Worcestershire
- District
- Wychavon
- Parish
- Evesham
- Postcode
- WR11 4BG
- Parliamentary constituency
- Droitwich and Evesham
- Phone
- 01386 446944
- Nearest railway station
- Evesham — 0.9 km
Sources
- osm: n2283204049 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: War memorial (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is War Memorial?
- War Memorial is in Worcestershire, the West Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode WR11 4BG), in the parish of Evesham.
- 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 Evesham, about 0.9 km away. Drivers can use postcode WR11 4BG.
- Is War Memorial a protected site?
- Yes — War Memorial is part of the Cotswolds 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 Evesham, about 0.9 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode WR11 4BG.