Withington War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Cheshire East local planning authority area, England. First listed on 31 August 2016. War memorial.

Withington War Memorial

WRENN ID
idle-slate-rook
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cheshire East
Constituency
Macclesfield MP: Tim Roca (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
31 August 2016
Type
War memorial
Address
Withington War Memorial, Junction of Farm Lane and Long Shoot Road, Lower Withington, SK11 9DU
OS grid reference
SJ 806 701
Coordinates
53.22839, -2.29117
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Withington War Memorial is a tall wooden structure located to the south-east of the church of St Peter. It features a large hooded Calvary that overlooks the junction of Farm Lane and Long Shoot Road. The figure of Christ Crucified is carved in the round and is positioned above a rectangular metal plaque attached to the lower part of the cross shaft. The main dedicatory inscription on this plaque reads: "LIVE THOU FOR/ ENGLAND/ WE FOR ENGLAND/ DIED./ 1914 – 1919./ (15 NAMES)."

Local climate

Withington War Memorial sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 970 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 75% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 56% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 44 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 85% of listed buildings. Of these, 24 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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