Memorials & monuments · South East England
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
- Newbury · 0.4 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
- Wheelchair accessible
About
War Memorial is a public memorial in South-East England, recording local sacrifice and named in the parish register of war and civic monuments. The site is within the North Wessex Downs National Landscape (AONB), and is a designated Site of Special Scientific Interest. It sits within the Newbury parliamentary constituency. The nearest railway station is Newbury, about 0.4 km away. Postcode area RG14.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: River Kennet SSSI
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: North Wessex Downs
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
- 51.4012, -1.3243
- District
- West Berkshire
- Parish
- Newbury
- Postcode
- RG14 5BQ
- Parliamentary constituency
- Newbury
- Nearest railway station
- Newbury — 0.4 km
- Official site
- www.westberkshireheritage.org
Sources
- osm: n263922479 (ODbL)
- commons: Newbury War Memorial.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- wikipedia: War memorial (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is War Memorial?
- War Memorial is in South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode RG14 5BQ), in the parish of Newbury.
- Is War Memorial a protected site?
- Yes — War Memorial is part of the River Kennet SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the North Wessex Downs National Landscape (AONB).
- 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 Newbury, about 0.4 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode RG14 5BQ.