War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Hinckley and Bosworth local planning authority area, England. First listed on 13 October 1986. War memorial.
War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- second-pewter-winter
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Hinckley and Bosworth
- Constituency
- Hinckley and Bosworth MP: Dr Luke Evans (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 13 October 1986
- Type
- War memorial
- Address
- War Memorial, Market Place, Market Bosworth
- OS grid reference
- SK 405 030
- Coordinates
- 52.62406, -1.40179
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
War Memorial, built around 1918, is made of limestone ashlar. It features a slender octagonal shaft topped with a cross, which is raised on an octagonal base that has bronze inscription panels. This memorial is included for its group value.
Local climate
War Memorial receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 72% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 67% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 72% 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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