Memorials & monuments · South East England
8th Duke of Devonshire
8th Duke of Devonshire is a memorial in the United Kingdom.
N Chadwick — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 15 min–45 min
- Nearest railway station
- Eastbourne · 1.1 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
8th Duke of Devonshire is a public memorial in East Sussex, South-East England, 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 Eastbourne parliamentary constituency. The nearest railway station is Eastbourne, about 1.1 km away. Postcode area BN21.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Seaford to Beachy Head SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Spencer Compton Cavendish, 8th Duke of Devonshire (23 July 1833 – 24 March 1908), styled Lord Cavendish of Keighley between 1834 and 1858 and Marquess of Hartington between 1858 and 1891, was a British statesman. He has the distinction of having held leading positions in three political parties: at different times he led Liberal Party, the Liberal Unionist Party and the Conservative Party in either the House of Commons or the House of Lords. After 1886 he increasingly voted with the Conservatives. He declined to become prime minister on three occasions, because the circumstances were never right. Historian and politician Roy Jenkins said he was "too easy-going and too little of a party man". He held some passions, but he rarely displayed them regarding the most controversial issues of the day.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 50.7602, 0.2844
- County
- East Sussex
- District
- Eastbourne
- Parish
- Eastbourne, unparished area
- Postcode
- BN21 4EE
- Parliamentary constituency
- Eastbourne
- Nearest railway station
- Eastbourne — 1.1 km
- Official site
- www.wishtower.org.uk
Sources
- osm: n534180896 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: 8th Duke of Devonshire (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is 8th Duke of Devonshire?
- 8th Duke of Devonshire is in East Sussex, South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode BN21 4EE), in the parish of Eastbourne, unparished area.
- Is 8th Duke of Devonshire a protected site?
- Yes — 8th Duke of Devonshire is part of the Seaford to Beachy Head SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- Is 8th Duke of Devonshire free to visit?
- Yes, 8th Duke of Devonshire is free to enter.
- How do I get to 8th Duke of Devonshire?
- The nearest railway station is Eastbourne, about 1.1 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode BN21 4EE.