Fordham War Memorial
Fordham War Memorial is a First World War memorial in the village of Fordham in Cambridgeshire in eastern England. The memorial was designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens with sculpture by Sir George Frampton and closely resembles Hove War Memorial in East Sussex, which was also a collaboration between Lutyens and Frampton.- Type: Memorial
- Description: World War I memorial in Fordham, East Cambridgeshire, England, UK
- Also known as: “war memorial”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include The Crown and Chippenham Fen and Snailwell Poor’s Fen.
Chippenham Fen and Snailwell Poor’s Fen
Nature reserve
Chippenham Fen and Snailwell Poor's Fen is a 155.9-hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest south-east of Fordham in Cambridgeshire, England.
Soham Meadow
Nature reserve
Soham Wet Horse Fen is a 33.8-hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest east of Soham in Cambridgeshire. A 3.6-hectare field in the north-west corner is managed by the Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire as Soham Meadow. Soham Meadow is situated 1½ miles northwest of Fordham War Memorial.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fordham and Snailwell.
Fordham
Village
Fordham is a village in rural Cambridgeshire, England. Fordham is part of the East Cambridgeshire district. It is four miles north of Newmarket, as well as being close to the settlements of Soham, Burwell, Isleham, Mildenhall and Chippenham.
Snailwell
Hamlet
Snailwell is a small village and civil parish in East Cambridgeshire, England around 4 kilometres north of Newmarket. Snailwell is situated 2 miles south of Fordham War Memorial.
Freckenham
Village
Freckenham is a small rural village and civil parish in the West Suffolk district of Suffolk in East Anglia, in the country of England. Geographically, it is relatively flat and has the River Kennet, a tributary of the River Lark locally known as the Lee Brook, cutting through the centre of the village. Freckenham is situated 2 miles east of Fordham War Memorial.
Fordham War Memorial
- Categories: World War I memorial and historic site
- Location: Fordham, East Cambridgeshire, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.31148° or 52° 18′ 41″ north
Longitude
0.39057° or 0° 23′ 26″ east
Open location code
9F42896R+H6
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorial
Wikidata ID
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