Memorials & monuments · East Midlands
War Memorial
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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
- Discovery Station · 2.9 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
War Memorial is a public memorial in Derbyshire, the East Midlands, recording local sacrifice and named in the parish register of war and civic monuments. It sits within the South Derbyshire parliamentary constituency. The nearest railway station is Discovery Station, about 2.9 km away. Postcode area DE11.
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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
- 52.7654, -1.5596
- County
- Derbyshire
- District
- South Derbyshire
- Parish
- South Derbyshire, unparished area
- Postcode
- DE11 9QG
- Parliamentary constituency
- South Derbyshire
- Nearest railway station
- Discovery Station — 2.9 km
Sources
- osm: n928148839 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: War memorial (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is War Memorial?
- War Memorial is in Derbyshire, the East Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode DE11 9QG), in the parish of South Derbyshire, unparished area.
- 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 Discovery Station, about 2.9 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode DE11 9QG.