York Column
The York Column is a monument erected in 1822 in the town of Weybridge, Surrey, England. It commemorates Princess Frederica Charlotte of Prussia, Duchess of York, who had lived locally for 30 years.- Type: Monument
- Description: building in Elmbridge, Surrey, England, UK
- Inscription: “This column was erected by the inhabitants of Weybridge and its vicinity.On the 6th day of August 1822.By voluntary contribution.In token of their sincere esteem and regard for her late Royal Highness, the most excellent and illustrious Frederica Charl”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Hamhaugh Island and Shepperton Lock.
Hamhaugh Island
Island
Hamhaugh Island is an island, historically known simply as Stadbury, in the River Thames in England south of Shepperton Lock, in Shepperton, Surrey.
Shepperton Lock
Lock
Photo: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Shepperton Lock is a lock on the River Thames, in England by the left bank at Shepperton, Surrey. It is across the river from Weybridge which is nearby linked by a passenger ferry. Shepperton Lock is situated 3,100 feet north of York Column.
D’Oyly Carte Island
Islet
Photo: Motmit, CC BY-SA 3.0.
D'Oyly Carte Island is a small private island in the River Thames, England, administratively and historically part of Weybridge, near its other inhabited islands and near part of Old Shepperton, on the reach above Sunbury Lock, 200 metres downstream from Shepperton Lock.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Weybridge and Shepperton.
Weybridge
Photo: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Weybridge is a town in Surrey. It is quite close to London and has good rail and road links to London and to the coast. The only place in the area of tourist interest is the former site of the Brooklands car racing track, which has several museums and attractions.
Shepperton
Village
Photo: steve, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Shepperton is a village in the Spelthorne district, in north Surrey, England, around 15 mi south west of central London. The settlement is on the north bank of the River Thames, between the towns of Chertsey and Sunbury-on-Thames.
Addlestone
Town
Photo: Michael FORD, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Addlestone is a town in Surrey, England. It is located approximately 18+1⁄2 miles southwest of London. The town is the administrative centre of the Borough of Runnymede, of which it is the largest settlement.
York Column
- Category: historic site
- Location: Elmbridge District, Surrey, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.37373° or 51° 22′ 25″ northLongitude
-0.45539° or 0° 27′ 19″ westOpen location code
9C3X9GFV+FROpenStreetMap ID
node 1631183422OpenStreetMap feature
historic=monumentWikidata ID
Q26281427
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