Alveston War Memorial

Alveston War Memorial is a memorial in Alveston, South Gloucestershire, England. Alveston War Memorial is situated near St Helen’s Church, as well as near the playground St. Helen’s play area.

Type: Memorial
Description: memorial in Alveston, South Gloucestershire, England, UK
Inscription: “TO / THE GLORY OF GOD / AND IN MEMORY OF / THE MEN WHO FELL IN THE / GREAT WAR 1914-1918. / AND 1939-1945 / THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE.”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Ship Inn and Marlwood School.

Ship Inn

Pub

Photo: Dylan Moore, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Ship Inn is a pub, which is situated 2,800 feet north of Alveston War Memorial.

Marlwood School

School

Photo: Roger Cornfoot, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Marlwood School is a state-funded co-educational secondary school currently part of the Pathway Trust. Located at Alveston, South Gloucestershire, it is situated on the B3561 on the outskirts of the south-west of the village. Marlwood School is situated 3,900 feet northwest of Alveston War Memorial.

St Paul’s

Church

Photo: John Lord, CC BY-SA 2.0.

St Paul’s is a church, which is situated 2 miles northeast of Alveston War Memorial.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rudgeway and Old Down.

Rudgeway

Village

Photo: William Avery, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Rudgeway is a village in South Gloucestershire in south west England, located between Alveston and Almondsbury on the A38 trunk road. It lies west of Earthcott, Latteridge, Iron Acton and Yate on the B4059 road.

Old Down

Village

Old Down is a hamlet in South Gloucestershire, near the larger villages of Olveston and Tockington. A tourist attraction called Old Down Country Park now occupies the country house in the village, and there is also a pub, The Fox, as well as several sporting facilities.

Thornbury

Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Thornbury is one of the most interesting market towns in South Gloucestershire, known for historic tales of treason, murders and for its modern day array of independent shops.

Alveston War Memorial

Category: historic site
Location: Alveston, South Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.58507° or 51° 35′ 6″ north

Longitude

-2.52978° or 2° 31′ 47″ west

Open location code

9C3VHFPC+23

OpenStreetMap ID

node 8302702872

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=memorial

Wikidata ID

Q26677177

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: St Helen’s Church and St Helen’s Church of England Primary School.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Alveston Church and Wolfridge Cafe.

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