49th (West Riding) Division memorial
49th (West Riding) Division memorial is a memorial in Tessel, Arrondissement of Bayeux, Normandy. 49th (West Riding) Division memorial is situated nearby to Fontenay-le-Pesnel War Cemetery, as well as near the village Vendes.- Type: Memorial
- Also known as: “Mémorial 49th (West Riding) Division”
- Inscription: “1944-1945 49th (West Riding) Division Normandy Belgium Holland Germany”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Fontenay-le-Pesnel War Cemetery and Église Saint-Germain de Tessel.
Fontenay-le-Pesnel War Cemetery
Cemetery
Photo: Ikmo-ned, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Fontenay-le-Pesnel War Cemetery is a Second World War cemetery of Commonwealth soldiers in France, located 16 km west of Caen, Normandy. The cemetery contains 461 commonwealth graves and 59 German graves. Fontenay-le-Pesnel War Cemetery is situated 330 metres east of 49th (West Riding) Division memorial.
Église Saint-Germain de Tessel
Church
Photo: Ikmo-ned, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Église Saint-Germain de Tessel is a church, which is situated 1¼ km southwest of 49th (West Riding) Division memorial.
Église Saint-Martin de Fontenay-le-Pesnel
Ruins
Photo: Roi.dagobert, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Église Saint-Martin de Fontenay-le-Pesnel is a ruins, which is situated 1¼ km northwest of 49th (West Riding) Division memorial.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fontenay-le-Pesnel and Vendes.
Fontenay-le-Pesnel
Village
Photo: Ikmo-ned, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Fontenay-le-Pesnel is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France.
Vendes
Village
Photo: Ikmo-ned, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Vendes is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. Vendes is situated 3 km southwest of 49th (West Riding) Division memorial.
Cheux
Village
Photo: Roi.dagobert, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Cheux is a former commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. On 1 January 2017, it was merged into the new commune Thue et Mue. Cheux is situated 3 km east of 49th (West Riding) Division memorial.
49th (West Riding) Division memorial
- Category: historic site
- Location: Tessel, Arrondissement of Bayeux, Calvados, Normandy, France, Europe
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Latitude
49.1607° or 49° 9′ 39″ northLongitude
-0.56481° or 0° 33′ 53″ westOpen location code
8CXX5C6P+73OpenStreetMap ID
node 9517568583OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorial
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