Vermelles British Cemetery
Vermelles British Cemetery is a First World War British war cemetery at Vermelles, a village 10 kilometres north-west of Lens, Pas-de-Calais. The cemetery was designed by Sir Herbert Baker and contains the memorials to 2145 casualties.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Église Saint-Pierre de Vermelles and Église Saint-Vaast de Noyelles-lès-Vermelles.
Église Saint-Pierre de Vermelles
Church
Église Saint-Pierre de Vermelles is a church, which is situated 490 metres east of Vermelles British Cemetery.
Église Saint-Vaast de Noyelles-lès-Vermelles
Church
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Église Saint-Vaast de Noyelles-lès-Vermelles is a church, which is situated 1¼ km west of Vermelles British Cemetery.
Chapelle Saint-Hubert de Mazingarbe
Church
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Chapelle Saint-Hubert de Mazingarbe is a church, which is situated 1½ km southwest of Vermelles British Cemetery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Grenay and Verquigneul.
Grenay
Village
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Grenay is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. It is part of the arrondissement of Lens, the canton of Wingles and the Communaupole de Lens-Liévin. Grenay is situated 4 km south of Vermelles British Cemetery.
Verquigneul
Village
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Verquigneul is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais Departments of France in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Verquigneul is situated 6 km west of Vermelles British Cemetery.
Béthune
Town
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Béthune is a town in northern France, sub-prefecture of the Pas-de-Calais department. Béthune is situated 9 km northwest of Vermelles British Cemetery.
Vermelles British Cemetery
- Type: Cemetery
- Description: cemetery located in Pas-de-Calais, in France
- Categories: Commonwealth War Graves Commission maintained cemetery and burial
- Location: Vermelles, Arrondissement of Béthune, Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France, France, Europe
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Latitude
50.48622° or 50° 29′ 10″ northLongitude
2.74008° or 2° 44′ 24″ eastOpen location code
9F24FPPR+F2OpenStreetMap ID
way 125068360OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=cemeteryWikidata ID
Q2662859
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to French—“Vermelles British Cemetery” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Vermelles British Cemetery”
- French: “cimetière britannique de Vermelles”
- French: “Cimetière britannique de Vermelles”
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