Helsby War Memorial, Helsby

Name: Helsby War Memorial
Address: Helsby, United Kingdom

#4 among attractions in Helsby

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Helsby War Memorial was built to commemorate the servicemen of Helsby lost in active service in the First World War. It was unveiled in 1920, and the names of those lost in the Second World War were added later. The memorial stands in the churchyard of St Paul's Church in Helsby, Cheshire, England, and consists of a Celtic cross in sandstone on a pedestal and steps. On the shaft of the cross is an inscription and on the pedestal are the names of those lost in the conflicts. The war memorial is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building. ()

Built: 1920 (104 years ago)Coordinates: 53°16'39"N, 2°45'42"W

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Helsby United Kingdom

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Day trips

Helsby War Memorial – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Harmers Wood, Helsby Hill, St John the Evangelist's Church, Woodhouse hill fort.

0.5 miSE
Forest
Harmers Wood, Helsby
13 min walk • Harmers Wood is a small woodland with sandstone quarries in Helsby village in the north of Cheshire, England. It is a nine-acre woodland containing mainly silver birch trees with some oak and a smattering of holly trees, rowan, hawthorn and gorse.
~1530 ftS
Nature and wildlife, Park, Archaeological site
Helsby Hill, Helsby
8 min walk • Helsby hill fort is an Iron Age hillfort overlooking the village of Helsby in Cheshire, northwest England. Helsby Hill has steep cliffs on the northern and western sides, providing a natural semicircular defence. Double rampart earthworks extend to the south and east to provide protection to those flanks.
1.2 miS
Church
St John the Evangelist's Church
30 min walk • St John the Evangelist's Church is in the village of Alvanley, Cheshire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the diocese of Chester, the archdeaconry of Chester and the deanery of Frodsham.
1.1 miE
Archaeological site
Woodhouse hill fort
28 min walk • Woodhouse hill fort is an Iron Age hillfort between Frodsham and Helsby in Cheshire, England. It lies at the northern end of the Mid Cheshire Ridge. Woodhouse Hill has steep cliffs on the western sides, providing a natural defence. It is defended by a rampart to the north and east where the ground slopes more gently.
~120 ftSW
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
St Paul's Church, Helsby
1 min walk • St Paul's Church is in the village of Helsby, Cheshire, England. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building, and is an active Anglican parish church in the diocese of Chester, the archdeaconry of Chester and the deanery of Frodsham.