Peake Wood Cemetery
Peake Wood Cemetery is a cemetery in Contalmaison, Arrondissement of Péronne, Hauts-de-France. Peake Wood Cemetery is situated nearby to the forest Peake Woods, as well as near the town hall Maison de Contalmaison.Photo: Wernervc, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photo: Wernervc, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Église Saint-Léger de Contalmaison and Lochnagar Crater.
Église Saint-Léger de Contalmaison
Church
Photo: Ybroc, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Église Saint-Léger de Contalmaison is a church, which is situated 730 metres northeast of Peake Wood Cemetery.
Lochnagar Crater
Protected area
Photo: Alertomalibu, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Lochnagar mine south of the village of La Boisselle in the Somme département was an underground explosive charge, secretly planted by the British during the First World War, to be ready for 1 July 1916, the first day on the Somme. Lochnagar Crater is situated 2 km west of Peake Wood Cemetery.
Contalmaison Chateau Cemetery
Cemetery
Photo: Wernervc, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Contalmaison Chateau Cemetery is situated 1 km northeast of Peake Wood Cemetery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Martinpuich and Albert.
Martinpuich
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Martinpuich is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France 18 miles south of Arras. Martinpuich is situated 4½ km northeast of Peake Wood Cemetery.
Albert
Photo: Paul Hermans, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Albert is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. It is located about halfway between Amiens and Bapaume.
Longueval
Village
Photo: Carcharoth (Commons), CC BY-SA 3.0.
Longueval is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Longueval is situated 6 km east of Peake Wood Cemetery.
Peake Wood Cemetery
- Type: Cemetery
- Description: cemetery located in Somme, in France
- Categories: Commonwealth War Graves Commission maintained cemetery and burial
- Location: Contalmaison, Arrondissement of Péronne, Somme, Hauts-de-France, France, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
50.01789° or 50° 1′ 4″ northLongitude
2.7226° or 2° 43′ 21″ eastOpen location code
9F242P9F+52OpenStreetMap ID
way 119120317OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=cemeteryWikidata ID
Q1965799
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to French—“Peake Wood Cemetery” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Peake Wood Cemetery”
- French: “cimetière de Peake Wood”
- French: “Peake Wood Cemetery, Fricourt”
- French: “Peake Wood Cemetery”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Peake Woods and Maison de Contalmaison.
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