Widnes War Memorial
Widnes War Memorial stands in Victoria Park, Widnes, Cheshire, England. It commemorates the serving men who lost their lives in the two world wars. The memorial consists of an obelisk in Portland stone on a plinth of York stone.Photo: Rept0n1x, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Memorial
- Description: war memorial in Widnes, Cheshire, England, UK
- Also known as: “War Memorial”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St Bede’s Church, Widnes and Victoria Park.
St Bede’s Church, Widnes
Church
Photo: Peter I. Vardy, Public domain.
St Bede's Church is in Appleton Village, Widnes, Cheshire, England. It is an active Roman Catholic parish church in the Archdiocese of Liverpool. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building. St Bede’s Church, Widnes is situated 540 feet south of Widnes War Memorial.
Victoria Park
Park
Photo: Rept0n1x, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Victoria Park is the premier urban park in Widnes, Cheshire, England. It is managed by Halton Borough Council. Victoria Park is situated 730 feet north of Widnes War Memorial.
St. John’s Church
Church
Photo: Frombowen, CC BY-SA 4.0.
St. John’s Church is situated 680 feet northeast of Widnes War Memorial.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Widnes and Farnworth.
Widnes
Photo: Rancher2019, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Widnes is an industrial town in the Borough of Halton, Cheshire, England, which at the 2021 census had a population of 62,400. Historically in Lancashire, it is on the northern bank of the River Mersey where the estuary narrows to form the Runcorn Gap.
Farnworth
Suburb
Photo: Peter I. Vardy, Public domain.
Farnworth is a northern area of the town of Widnes in Halton, Cheshire, England. Originally a village lying between Prescot and Penketh, it is an electoral ward in the Borough of Halton with a population of 7,990 in 2021.
Widnes War Memorial
- Categories: war memorial and historic site
- Location: Halton, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.37279° or 53° 22′ 22″ northLongitude
-2.73088° or 2° 43′ 51″ westOpen location code
9C5V97F9+4JOpenStreetMap ID
way 181624302OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorialWikidata ID
Q15979610
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Gladstone Fountain and Victoria Park (Widnes)/St Bedes/Village (Widnes) Crown Green Bowls Club.
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