Obelisk Commemorating Roger Barnston

#1828 among destinations in the United Kingdom

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The Barnston Memorial is an obelisk in Churton Road, Farndon, Cheshire, England. It commemorates Roger Barnston, a military officer who died in 1857 from wounds sustained at the Siege of Lucknow. His memorial consists of an obelisk standing on a plinth, surrounded by four lions. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building. ()

Coordinates: 53°5'26"N, 2°52'37"W

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Obelisk Commemorating Roger Barnston – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Eaton Chapel, All Saints' Church, St Chad's Church, Farndon Bridge.

3.5 miN
Church
Eaton Chapel
89 min walk • Eaton Chapel is a private chapel to the north of Eaton Hall in Eaton Park, near the village of Eccleston, Cheshire, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building.
4.2 miW
Church
All Saints' Church, Gresford
107 min walk • All Saints' Church stands in the former coal mining village of Gresford in Wrexham County Borough, Wales. It is a large, mainly late 15th-century church in a slightly red sandstone, in many ways more typical of nearby Cheshire churches.
0.4 miS
Church, Gothic architecture
St Chad's Church, Holt
12 min walk • St Chad's Church is in the village of Farndon, Cheshire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the diocese of Chester, the archdeaconry of Chester and the deanery of Malpas. Its benefice is combined with that of St Mary, Coddington.
0.5 miS
Bridge
Farndon Bridge, Holt
13 min walk • Farndon Bridge or Holt Bridge, crosses the River Dee and the England-Wales border between the village of Farndon, Cheshire, England and the town of Holt, Wrexham, Wales.
0.7 miS
Church
St Chad's Church, Holt
18 min walk • St Chad's Church, Holt, is in the town of Holt, Wrexham County Borough, Wales overlooking the River Dee and the Wales–England border. It is an active Anglican church in the deanery of Alyn, the archdeaconry of Wrexham and the diocese of St Asaph. The church is designated by Cadw as a Grade I listed building.
2.7 miN
Church
St John the Baptist's Church
69 min walk • St John the Baptist's Church is in the village of Aldford, Cheshire, England. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building. It is an active Anglican parish church in the diocese of Chester, the archdeaconry of Chester and the deanery of Malpas.
2.9 miSE
Museum, Specialty museum
Stretton Watermill
73 min walk • Stretton Watermill is a working historic watermill in Stretton, Cheshire, England. It is owned and administered by Cheshire West and Chester Council.
3.2 miW
Antiques, Gothic Revival architecture, Church
Christ Church, Rossett
83 min walk • Christ Church is a church of the Church in Wales, situated in Rossett, Wrexham County Borough, Wales. It is designated by Cadw as a Grade II listed building. Christ Church is an active Anglican church in the Alyn Mission Area, the archdeaconry of Wrexham and the diocese of St Asaph.
3.4 miN
Park
Eaton Hall
88 min walk • Eaton Hall is the country house of the Duke of Westminster. It is 1 mile south of the village of Eccleston, in Cheshire, England. The house is surrounded by its own formal gardens, parkland, farmland and woodland. The estate covers about 10,872 acres. The first substantial house was built in the 17th century.
2.4 miE
Church
St Mary'[s
63 min walk • St Mary's Church is in the civil parish of Coddington, Cheshire, England. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building.
3.9 miSE
Church
St Mary's Church
101 min walk • St Mary's Church stands in an isolated position to the south of the village of Tilston, Cheshire, England. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building.