Morton War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the North East Derbyshire local planning authority area, England. War memorial.
Morton War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- veiled-postern-cream
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- North East Derbyshire
- Constituency
- Bolsover MP: Natalie Fleet (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Type
- War memorial
- Address
- Morton War Memorial, Junction of Stretton Road, Main Road and Church Lane, DE55 6GS
- OS grid reference
- SK 408 601
- Coordinates
- 53.13685, -1.39141
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Morton War Memorial is made of Rowsley sandstone and features a Latin cross on top of a shaft, which has a Sword of Sacrifice carved in relief on its front face. The cross is set on a tapered stone plinth that displays a bronze plaque listing the names of 21 men from the village who died in the First World War and 12 who died in the Second World War. This plinth rests on a square base, elevated on a stone step above the paved enclosure.
The plaque is inscribed with the words: THE GLORIOUS DEAD/ 1914 – 1919/ (NAMES)/ 1939 – 1945/ (NAMES). The memorial is situated within a raised, stone-paved, semi-circular enclosure that can be accessed by two steps. The enclosure is bordered by a low stone wall at the back and features iron railings at the front, complete with decorative entrance gates.
Local climate
Morton War Memorial receives an average of 780 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 60% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 70% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 39 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 75% of listed buildings. Of these, 20 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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