Air Forces Memorial

The Air Forces Memorial, or Runnymede Memorial, in Englefield Green, near Egham, Surrey, England is a memorial dedicated to some 20,456 men and women from air forces of the British Empire who were lost in air and other operations during World War II.

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Type: Park
Description: memorial in Englefield Green, Surrey, England, UK
Also known as: “Runnymede Memorial”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Runnymede and Ankerwycke Priory.

Runnymede

Park

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Runnymede is a water-meadow alongside the River Thames in the English county of Surrey, bordering Berkshire and just over 20 miles west of central London.

Ankerwycke Priory

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Ankerwycke Priory was a priory of Benedictine nuns in Buckinghamshire, England. The priory was established around 1160 by Gilbert de Muntfichet and his son Richard, dedicated to St. Ankerwycke Priory is situated 3,100 feet northeast of Air Forces Memorial.

Kennedy Memorial

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Runnymede is a water-meadow alongside the River Thames in the English county of Surrey, bordering Berkshire and just over 20 miles west of central London. Kennedy Memorial is situated 3,000 feet north of Air Forces Memorial.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Englefield Green and Egham.

Englefield Green

Village

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Englefield Green is a large village in the Borough of Runnymede, Surrey, England, approximately 20 miles west of central London. It is home to Runnymede Meadow, The Commonwealth Air Forces Memorial, The Savill Garden, and Royal Holloway, University of London.

Egham

Town

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Egham is a town in the Borough of Runnymede in Surrey, England, approximately 19 miles west of central London. First settled in the Bronze Age, the town was under the control of Chertsey Abbey for much of the Middle Ages.