Memorials & monuments · North Wales
War Memorial
Also known as: Cofeb ryfel
In or near St Asaph.
War Memorial is a memorial in the United Kingdom.
Alan Murray-Rust — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 15 min–45 min
- Nearest railway station
- Prestatyn · 4.0 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
Getting there & planning your visit
The War Memorial is located in Denbighshire, North Wales, with the postcode LL18 6AB. The nearest railway station is Prestatyn, which is 4 km away. Entry to the memorial is free.
About
War Memorial is a public memorial in North Wales, recording local sacrifice and named in the parish register of war and civic monuments. It sits within the Clwyd East parliamentary constituency. The nearest railway station is Prestatyn, about 4.0 km away. Postcode area LL18.
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Heritage listing
http://cadwpublic-api.azurewebsites.net/reports/listedbuilding/FullReport?lang=en&id=87739
From Cadw 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
- 53.3006, -3.4116
- District
- Denbighshire
- Parish
- Dyserth
- Postcode
- LL18 6AB
- Parliamentary constituency
- Clwyd East
- Nearest railway station
- Prestatyn — 4 km
Sources
- osm: n2898187102 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: War memorial (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is War Memorial?
- War Memorial is in North Wales, United Kingdom (postcode LL18 6AB), in the parish of Dyserth.
- 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 Prestatyn, about 4.0 km away. Drivers can use postcode LL18 6AB.
- Is War Memorial a listed building?
- War Memorial is officially recognised as II listed.
- 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 Prestatyn, about 4.0 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode LL18 6AB.