War Memorial in Churchyard is a Grade II listed building in the Harborough local planning authority area, England. First listed on 29 April 1986. War memorial.
War Memorial in Churchyard
- WRENN ID
- hollow-gargoyle-harvest
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Harborough
- Constituency
- South Leicestershire MP: Alberto Costa (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 29 April 1986
- Type
- War memorial
- Address
- War Memorial in Churchyard, Dunton Lane, Leire
- OS grid reference
- SP 525 900
- Coordinates
- 52.50556, -1.22717
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The war memorial, located in the churchyard, was erected in 1918. It is made of stone and features a small obelisk with a fluted base, which is raised on a squared, stepped pedestal. The pedestal carries an inscription and a low relief laurel wreath.
Local climate
War Memorial in Churchyard receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 70% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 69% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 67% of listed buildings. Of these, 18 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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