The War Memorial
The War Memorial is a memorial in Lancaster, Lancashire, England. The War Memorial is situated nearby to the residential area Westfield War Memorial Village, as well as near the pitch Westfield Memorial Village Crown Green Bowls Club.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Lancaster Railway Station and Lancaster Castle.
Lancaster Railway Station
Railway station
Photo: Geof Sheppard, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Lancaster railway station serves the city of Lancaster, in Lancashire, England. It is one of the principal stations on the West Coast Main Line, located 20 miles 78 chains north of Preston. Lancaster Railway Station is situated 1,000 feet east of The War Memorial.
Lancaster Castle
Photo: The wub, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Lancaster Castle is a medieval castle and former prison in Lancaster in the English county of Lancashire. Its early history is unclear, but it may have been founded in the 11th century on the site of a Roman fort overlooking a crossing of the River Lune. Lancaster Castle is situated 1,600 feet east of The War Memorial.
Westfield War Memorial Village
Residential area
Photo: Humphrey Bolton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Westfield War Memorial Village is a residence in the City of Lancaster, England. Initially created for ex-service men, women and families after World War I, it continues to provide accommodation for 189 residents.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Aldcliffe and Skerton.
Aldcliffe
Village
Photo: Ian Taylor, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Aldcliffe is a hamlet, and former township and civil parish, now in the parish of Aldcliffe-with-Stodday, south-west of Lancaster, in the Lancaster district, in the county of Lancashire, England.
Skerton
Suburb
Skerton is an area in the north of Lancaster, Lancashire, England, on the other side of the River Lune to the castle. It was formerly a township, but in the late 1800s it was incorporated into Lancaster and the neighbouring townships. Skerton Bridge takes the A6 southwards towards the city centre.
Torrisholme
Suburb
Photo: Ian Taylor, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Torrisholme is a suburb of Morecambe, Lancashire, on the North West coast of England. In the 2001 census, the Torrisholme Ward had a population of 6,758 living in 3,118 households, decreasing marginally to 6,755 at the 2011 Census. Torrisholme is situated 1½ miles northwest of The War Memorial.
The War Memorial
- Type: Memorial
- Inscription: “THE WESTFIELD WAR / MEMORIAL VILLAGE / FOUNDED IN GRATEFUL / REMEMBRANCE OF THE / SACRIFICE MADE BY THE / KING’S OWN ROYAL / LANCASTER REGIMENT / THE LANCASTER BATTERIES / OF ARTILLERY AND OTHER / LANCASTRIANS IN / THE GREAT WAR / 1914 – 1918 / THE CHILDR”
- Category: historic site
- Location: Lancaster, Lancashire, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.04844° or 54° 2′ 54″ northLongitude
-2.81241° or 2° 48′ 45″ westInception
1926Open location code
9C6V25XQ+92OpenStreetMap ID
node 6037722730OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorial
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