Little Braxted War Memorial

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Great Braxted, Little Braxted and Wickham Bishops war memorial is a Grade II listed stone memorial with a tall, hexagonal pillar topped with an orb and cross, standing on a three-step hexagonal plinth. The memorial was given to the area by Mr and Mrs Wilson of Heath House, Little Braxted, whose son Lt Charles Oscar Wilson was killed in action in 1917 aged 23.

The dignified monument memorial was unveiled on 26 March 1921 by Lt Col T Gibbons, DSO and commander of the 5th Battalion Essex Regiment, and carries a total of 30 names, 22 from World War One and eight from World War 2.

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Great & Little Braxted & Wickham Bishops War Memorial

Type:Memorial

Junction of Beacon Hill and Kelvedon Road, Wickham Bishops, CM8 3HW

What's Nearby

  1. The great church artist Ernest Geldart was Rector of Little Braxted from 1883 to 1900,…

    0.2 miles away
  2. Large car park, changing rooms, pavilion, cricket pitch, two football pitches, four…

    0.38 miles away
  3. This 50 acre reserve is just below the crest of the Great Totham Ridge and includes 23…

    0.4 miles away
  1. Totham Barn Chapel Evangelical Free Church is a grade II listed building. It has a small…

    0.73 miles away
  2. St Bartholomew's Church is Grade II Listed and is a fine example of Victorian Gothic…

    0.76 miles away
  3. Mixed working farm that grows soft fruits and cereals and keeps livestock, including…

    0.81 miles away
  4. A recent addition to the charming Braxted Bakery is this quaint minitature railway which…

    1.07 miles away
  5. This attractive hilltop site, surrounded by hedges and mature oak trees, offers views…

    1.13 miles away
  6. A pleasant, undulating site, approximately half woodland and half grassland with some…

    1.17 miles away
  7. Arguably one of the most idilic settings in the district, this beautiful Grade II listed…

    1.28 miles away
  8. St. Nicholas in Little Braxted is one of the smallest churches in Essex and was built in…

    1.54 miles away
  9. The Cookery School at Braxted Park, based in Essex, combines a stunning location with…

    1.68 miles away
  10. The medieval church features a Nave and Chancel from the 12th century and is situated…

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  11. This small, triangular shaped site is located at the centre of the village. Swings, slide…

    2.21 miles away
  12. This large site is registered common land. It is mainly rough grassland with some areas…

    2.21 miles away
  13. St Giles' is a unique Grade II* Listed parish church dating from the late 11th century,…

    2.4 miles away
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    01621 854477

    Maldon

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    Telephone

    01621 851553

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    01621 854477

    Heybridge

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    The Quay, Burnham-on-Crouch, Essex, CM0 8AX

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    01621 782105

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    Telephone

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