Lancashire Cottage Cemetery
Lancashire Cottage Cemetery is a British military cemetery for victims of the First World War, located in the Belgian village of Ploegsteert. The cemetery was designed by Charles Holden and is maintained by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ploegsteert Wood and Rifle House Cemetery.
Ploegsteert Wood
Forest
Ploegsteert Wood was a sector of the Western Front in Flanders in World War I, part of the Ypres Salient. It is located around the Belgian village of Ploegsteert, Wallonia.
Rifle House Cemetery
Cemetery
Photo: Wernervc, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Rifle House Cemetery is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission burial ground for the dead of the First World War located near Ypres on the Western Front. Rifle House Cemetery is situated 770 metres north of Lancashire Cottage Cemetery.
Ploegsteert Wood Military Cemetery
Cemetery
Ploegsteert Wood Military Cemetery is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission burial ground for the dead of the First World War located in the Ypres Salient within Ploegsteert Wood on the Western Front in Belgium. Ploegsteert Wood Military Cemetery is situated 1 km north of Lancashire Cottage Cemetery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ploegsteert and Le Bizet.
Ploegsteert
Village
Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 2.5.
Ploegsteert is a village of Wallonia and a district of the municipality of Comines-Warneton, located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium. It is the most westerly settlement of Wallonia.
Le Bizet
Village
Photo: LimoWreck, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Le Bizet is a village, which is situated 2½ km south of Lancashire Cottage Cemetery.
Rue de la Clef de Hollande
Hamlet
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Rue de la Clef de Hollande is a hamlet, which is situated 3½ km southwest of Lancashire Cottage Cemetery.
Lancashire Cottage Cemetery
- Type: Cemetery
- Description: CWGC cemetery (World War I) in Ploegsteert, Belgium
- Categories: Commonwealth War Graves Commission maintained cemetery and burial
- Location: Comines-Warneton, Arrondissement de Mouscron, Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude
50.72903° or 50° 43′ 45″ northLongitude
2.89787° or 2° 53′ 52″ eastOpen location code
9F24PVHX+J4OpenStreetMap ID
way 90722631OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=cemeteryWikidata ID
Q15910104
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to French—“Lancashire Cottage Cemetery” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Lancashire Cottage Cemetery”
- French: “Cimetière militaire Lancashire Cottage”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include British bunker (WWI) and Calvaire (Essex) Military Cemetery.
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