Grootebeek British Cemetery
Grootebeek British Cemetery is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission burial ground for the dead of the Western Front of the First and Second World War. It is located near Reningelst in the municipality of Poperinge in western Belgium.Photo: Wernervc, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Cemetery
- Description: CWGC cemetery in Belgium
- Also known as: “Grootebeek British CWGC Cemetery”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Sint-Vedastuskerk and Reninghelst Churchyard Extension.
Sint-Vedastuskerk
Church
Sint-Vedastuskerk is a church, which is situated 1½ km southwest of Grootebeek British Cemetery.
Reninghelst Churchyard Extension
Cemetery
Photo: Wernervc, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Reninghelst Churchyard Extension is a cemetery, which is situated 1½ km southwest of Grootebeek British Cemetery.
Reninghelst New Military Cemetery
Cemetery
Photo: Wernervc, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Reninghelst New Military Cemetery is situated 2 km southwest of Grootebeek British Cemetery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Reningelst and Brandhoek.
Reningelst
Suburb
Reningelst is a rural village in the Belgian province of West Flanders, and a "deelgemeente" of the municipality Poperinge. The village has about 1405 inhabitants.
Brandhoek
Hamlet
Brandhoek is a small hamlet in Belgium situated between Ypres, Vlamertinge and Poperinge just off the N308/N38. Brandhoek was used as a Field Ambulance and Casualty Clearing Station during World War I and contains three Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemeteries:… Brandhoek is situated 3½ km north of Grootebeek British Cemetery.
Vlamertinge
Village
Photo: LimoWreck, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Vlamertinge is a village in the Belgian province of West Flanders and a borough of the city of Ypres. The village centre of Vlamertinge lies just outside the city centre of Ypres, along the main road N38 to the nearby town of Poperinge. Vlamertinge is situated 4½ km northeast of Grootebeek British Cemetery.
Grootebeek British Cemetery
- Categories: Commonwealth War Graves Commission maintained cemetery and burial
- Location: Poperinge, Arrondissement of Ypres, West Flanders, Flanders, Belgium, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude
50.82607° or 50° 49′ 34″ northLongitude
2.78223° or 2° 46′ 56″ eastOpen location code
9F24RQGJ+CVOpenStreetMap ID
way 91140622OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=cemeteryWikidata ID
Q2293606
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In Other Languages
“Grootebeek British Cemetery” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Grootebeek British Cemetery”
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