London Cemetery and Extension, Longueval

Name: London Cemetery and Extension
Address: Longueval, France

#3 among attractions in Longueval

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The London Cemetery and Extension is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery at High Wood near Longueval, France. It is the third largest of the Somme battlefield cemeteries, containing 3,872 World War I burials. ()

Alternative names: Established: 1916 (108 years ago)Coordinates: 50°2'18"N, 2°46'53"E

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Longueval France

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London Cemetery and Extension – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Thiepval Memorial, Connaught Cemetery, Caterpillar Valley Cemetery, Pozières Memorial.

4.3 miW
Monuments and statues, Memorial
Thiepval Memorial, Thiepval
111 min walk • The Thiepval Memorial, towering above the rolling countryside of the Somme in Authuille, France, stands as a poignant tribute to the missing of the Somme, commemorating more than 72,000 soldiers of the British and South African forces who died during the First World...
4.7 miW
Cemetery
Connaught Cemetery, Thiepval
120 min walk • The Connaught Cemetery is a cemetery located in the Somme region of France commemorating British and Commonwealth soldiers who fought in the Battle of the Somme in World War I.
1 miSE
Cemetery
Caterpillar Valley Cemetery, Longueval
26 min walk • Caterpillar Valley Cemetery is a World War I Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery in Longueval, France. The cemetery is named after Caterpillar Valley which was the name given by the British army to the long valley which rises eastwards to the high ground at Guillemont.
2.9 miW
Memorial
Pozières Memorial, Pozières
76 min walk • The Pozières Memorial is a World War I memorial, located near the commune of Pozières, in the Somme department of France, and unveiled in August 1930.
1.7 miSE
Military museum, Museum, Memorial
Delville Wood South African National Memorial, Longueval
43 min walk • The Delville Wood South African National Memorial is a World War I memorial, located in Delville Wood, near the commune of Longueval, in the Somme department of France.
3.7 miSW
Cemetery
Fricourt German war cemetery
96 min walk • Fricourt German war cemetery is near the village of Fricourt, near Albert, in the French département of the Somme. Most of the fallen were members of the Imperial German 2nd Army.
1.7 miNW
Battlefield, Monuments and statues, Memorial
Courcelette Memorial, Martinpuich
44 min walk • The Courcelette Memorial is a Canadian war memorial that commemorates the actions of the Canadian Corps in the final two and a half months of the infamous four-and-a-half-month-long Somme Offensive of the First World War.
1.7 miSE
Cemetery
Delville Wood Cemetery, Longueval
44 min walk • Delville Wood Cemetery is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery located near Longueval, France and the third largest in the Somme battlefield area.
3.7 miNE
Memorial
Gueudecourt Memorial
95 min walk • The Gueudecourt Memorial is a Dominion of Newfoundland war memorial that commemorates the actions of the Royal Newfoundland Regiment during the Battle of Le Transloy, a sub-battle of the Battle of the Somme of World War I.
2.5 miSW
Memorial
McCrae's Battalion Great War Memorial
65 min walk • McCrae's Battalion Great War Memorial is a World War I memorial cairn located in the village of Contalmaison, France. Designed by the historian, Jack Alexander, it was unveiled in 2004 after being first proposed by survivors of the battalion in 1919. As such, it is the last of the 'original' Great War memorials to be built.
4.6 miW
Cemetery
Mill Road Cemetery, Thiepval
118 min walk • Mill Road Cemetery is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission burial ground for the dead of World War I situated near the French town of Thiepval. The cemetery was established as a battlefield cemetery for troops killed in the Battle of the Somme.