Memorials & monuments · East of England
war memorial
Also known as: Cofeb ryfel
In or near Westley Waterless.
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
- Dullingham · 2.3 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
war memorial is a public memorial in Cambridgeshire, London, recording local sacrifice and named in the parish register of war and civic monuments. The site is a designated Site of Special Scientific Interest. It sits within the Ely and East Cambridgeshire parliamentary constituency. The nearest railway station is Dullingham, about 2.3 km away. Postcode area CB8.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Devil's Dyke SSSI
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
- 52.2039, 0.3997
- County
- Cambridgeshire
- District
- East Cambridgeshire
- Parish
- Stetchworth
- Postcode
- CB8 9TN
- Parliamentary constituency
- Ely and East Cambridgeshire
- Nearest railway station
- Dullingham — 2.3 km
Sources
- osm: n264658601 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: War memorial (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is war memorial?
- war memorial is in Cambridgeshire, London, United Kingdom (postcode CB8 9TN), in the parish of Stetchworth.
- 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 Dullingham, about 2.3 km away. Drivers can use postcode CB8 9TN.
- Is war memorial a protected site?
- Yes — war memorial is part of the Devil's Dyke SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- 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 Dullingham, about 2.3 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode CB8 9TN.