Plaque marking King Edward’s Gate
Plaque marking King Edward’s Gate is a memorial in Gloucester District, Gloucestershire, England. Plaque marking King Edward’s Gate is situated nearby to Truth Boxing Club, as well as near the art gallery Gloucestershire Arts & Crafts Centre.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Gloucester Cathedral and Gloucester Crown Court.
Gloucester Cathedral
Church
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Gloucester Cathedral, formally the Cathedral Church of St Peter and the Holy and Indivisible Trinity and formerly St Peter's Abbey, in Gloucester, England, stands in the north of the city near the River Severn. Gloucester Cathedral is situated 330 feet northeast of Plaque marking King Edward’s Gate.
Gloucester Crown Court
Courthouse
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Gloucester Crown Court is a Crown Court venue which deals with criminal cases at Bearland, Gloucester, England. The court, which is located at the back of Gloucester Shire Hall, is a grade II listed building. Gloucester Crown Court is situated 410 feet southwest of Plaque marking King Edward’s Gate.
St Michael’s Tower
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St Michael's Tower, Gloucester, stands at The Cross, where the four main streets of Gloucester meet. The Cross is also the highest point in the city. The Tower is on the corner of Eastgate and Southgate Streets and the entrance is in Southgate Street. St Michael’s Tower is situated 760 feet southeast of Plaque marking King Edward’s Gate.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gloucester and Walham.
Gloucester
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Gloucester is the county town of Gloucestershire in England's West Country. A major attraction of the city is Gloucester Cathedral, which is the burial place of King Edward II.
Walham
Hamlet
Walham is a hamlet in Longford parish, north of Gloucester, England. It lies on the banks of the River Severn and north of the A40 road. It is a suburb of Gloucester, which is to its south.
Over
Suburb
Photo: Alby, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Over is a village in Gloucestershire, England, 2 mi west of Gloucester. It lies on the A40 road in the parish of Highnam, on the west bank of the River Severn.
Plaque marking King Edward’s Gate
- Type: Memorial
- Inscription: “King Edward’s Gate; Gave entrance from the main street of mediaeval Gloucester to St, Peter’s Abbey Precinct. The body of King Edward II was here received by the Abbot for burial after the King’s murder at Berkeley Castle in 1327.”
- Category: historic site
- Location: Gloucester District, Gloucestershire, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.86688° or 51° 52′ 1″ northLongitude
-2.24781° or 2° 14′ 52″ westOpen location code
9C3VVQ82+QVOpenStreetMap ID
node 11848241609OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorial
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