Memorials & monuments · Yorkshire & the Humber
Gate Guardian
Gate Guardian is a memorial in the United Kingdom.
Ian S — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 15 min–45 min
- Nearest railway station
- Wressle · 3.3 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Gate Guardian is a public memorial in Yorkshire, recording local sacrifice and named in the parish register of war and civic monuments. The site is part of the LOWER DERWENT VALLEY National Nature Reserve. It sits within the Goole and Pocklington parliamentary constituency. The nearest railway station is Wressle, about 3.3 km away. Postcode area YO8.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: River Derwent SSSI
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Breighton Meadows SSSI
- National Nature Reserve: LOWER DERWENT VALLEY
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
A gate guardian or gate guard is a withdrawn piece of equipment, often an aircraft, armoured vehicle, artillery piece, or locomotive, mounted on a plinth and used as a static display near to and forming a symbolic display of "guarding" the main entrance to a site, especially a military base. Commonly, gate guardians outside airbases are decommissioned examples of aircraft that were once based there, or still are.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 53.8026, -0.9227
- District
- East Riding of Yorkshire
- Parish
- Bubwith
- Postcode
- YO8 6DS
- Parliamentary constituency
- Goole and Pocklington
- Nearest railway station
- Wressle — 3.3 km
Sources
- osm: n2104281965 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Gate guardian (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Gate Guardian?
- Gate Guardian is in Yorkshire, United Kingdom (postcode YO8 6DS), in the parish of Bubwith.
- Is Gate Guardian a protected site?
- Yes — Gate Guardian is part of the River Derwent SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Breighton Meadows SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- Is Gate Guardian free to visit?
- Yes, Gate Guardian is free to enter.
- How do I get to Gate Guardian?
- The nearest railway station is Wressle, about 3.3 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode YO8 6DS.