Crécy-en-Ponthieu
Also known as Crécy
Crécy-en-Ponthieu (), known in archaic English as Cressy, is a commune located south of Calais in the northern French department of Somme. It gives its name to Crécy Forest, which starts about two kilometres to the south-west of the town and is one of the largest in the north of France. A small river, the Maye, runs through the town.
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Crécy-en-Ponthieu is a small town in northern France, located south of Calais in the Somme department, with a river called the Maye running through it. The town is known for giving its name to Crécy Forest, one of the largest forests in northern France, which begins about two kilometers southwest of the town.
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- Locality
- Crécy-en-Ponthieu
- Region
- Hauts-de-France
- Country
- France
- Population
- 1,549
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Crécy-en-Ponthieu (), known in archaic English as Cressy, is a commune located south of Calais in the northern French department of Somme. It gives its name to Crécy Forest, which starts about two kilometres to the south-west of the town and is one of the largest in the north of France. A small river, the Maye, runs through the town.
==History== Crécy-en-Ponthieu is best known as the site of the Battle of Crécy in 1346, one of the earliest and most important battles of the Hundred Years' War. There are other significant historical links. The Chaussée Brunehaut, which passed within two miles (3.2 km) of the town, is the Roman road from Paris and Amiens to Boulogne, and is still visible and walkable today.
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