Leaton War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Shropshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 9 January 2019. War memorial.
Leaton War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- ragged-groin-curlew
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Shropshire
- Constituency
- Shrewsbury MP: Julia Buckley (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 9 January 2019
- Type
- War memorial
- Address
- Leaton War Memorial, B5667, Leaton Heath, Shrewsbury, Bomere Heath and District
- OS grid reference
- SJ 463 186
- Coordinates
- 52.76256, -2.79616
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Leaton War Memorial is a First World War memorial erected in 1920 or 1921. It is made of Horton stone and is located at the junction of the B5067 and the road leading to the nearby village of Fitz. The memorial features a stone Latin cross that has a metal sword of sacrifice. The cross is set on an octagonal plinth, which sits on a three-stepped base. Each face of the plinth is recessed and displays inscriptions in incised lettering.
The main inscription reads: "TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN PROUD MEMORY OF ELEVEN MEN OF LEATON WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR THEIR COUNTRY IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 – 1918. THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE." The east and south faces list the names of those who were killed in action or died, while the other faces name the servicemen who returned from the conflict.
The war memorial is situated on a gravelled area at the corner of the road junction, with a curved dwarf stone wall at the back. A modern metal crash barrier is in place to protect the memorial from road traffic.
Local climate
Leaton War Memorial receives an average of 780 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 62% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 92% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 44 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 85% of listed buildings. Of these, 23 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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