Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry War Memorial
The Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry War Memorial is a First World War memorial in the Cowley area of Oxford in southern England. Designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens, it commemorates men of the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry killed in the conflict; it was unveiled on Armistice Day, 11 November 1923, and has been a grade II listed building since 1972.Photo: RexxS, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Rose Hill cemetery and Iffley Lock.
Rose Hill cemetery
Cemetery
Photo: Shaun Ferguson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Rose Hill Cemetery is a cemetery located in Rose Hill, Oxford, England. It was opened in 1889 and has more than 20,000 burials. It covers over 11 acres and has a Victorian chapel. Rose Hill cemetery is situated 1,100 feet east of Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry War Memorial.
Iffley Lock
Lock
Photo: Steve Daniels, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Iffley Lock is a lock on the River Thames in England near the village of Iffley, Oxfordshire. It is on the southern outskirts of Oxford. The original lock was built by the Oxford-Burcot Commission in 1631 and the Thames Navigation Commission replaced this in 1793. Iffley Lock is situated 2,900 feet southwest of Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry War Memorial.
St Mary the Virgin
Church
Photo: Steve Daniels, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Church of St Mary the Virgin, Iffley is a Church of England parish church in the village of Iffley, Oxfordshire, England, now absorbed as a suburb of the city of Oxford. St Mary the Virgin is situated 2,900 feet southwest of Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry War Memorial.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Church Cowley Road and Cowley.
Church Cowley Road
Neighborhood
Church Cowley Road is a major road in Cowley, Oxford, England, leading from Rose Hill to Cowley Centre. It continues as Between Towns Road.
Cowley
Suburb
Photo: Motacilla, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Cowley is a residential and industrial area in Oxford, in the county of Oxfordshire, England. Cowley's neighbours are Rose Hill and Blackbird Leys to the south, Headington to the north and the villages of Horspath and Garsington across fields to the east.
Rose Hill
Suburb
Rose Hill is a residential area, with some housing that has been council-owned, on the southern outskirts of Oxford, England. According to the 2021 Census, the population of Rose Hill and the adjoining village of Iffley was 7,100, with 4,000 living within Rose Hill.
Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry War Memorial
- Type: Memorial
- Description: war memorial in Oxford, England
- Categories: war memorial, obelisk, and historic site
- Location: Oxford, Oxfordshire, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.73237° or 51° 43′ 57″ northLongitude
-1.22831° or 1° 13′ 42″ westOpen location code
9C3WPQJC+WMOpenStreetMap ID
node 265489756OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorialWikidata ID
Q26650759
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