War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Stafford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 25 April 1980. War memorial.

War Memorial

WRENN ID
patient-bronze-lichen
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Stafford
Constituency
Stoke-on-Trent South MP: Dr Allison Gardner (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
25 April 1980
Type
War memorial
Address
War Memorial, Swynnerton
OS grid reference
SJ 851 354
Coordinates
52.91666, -2.22206
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The war memorial in Swynnerton, dating from around 1920, is made of stone. It features a tapering shaft that stands on an octagonal base with four steps. At the top, it is surmounted by an elaborately carved cross.

Local climate

War Memorial receives an average of 820 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 52% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 63% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 40 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 77% of listed buildings. Of these, 21 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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  2. Gate Piers and Forecourt Wall of Swynnerton Hall Grade II 35 m
  3. Church of St Mary Grade I 64 m
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  5. The Thatched Cottage Grade II 179 m
  6. The Old Post Office Grade II 205 m
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  8. Home Farmhouse Grade II 217 m
  9. Water Tower Half A Mile to North of Swynnerton Village Grade II 463 m
  10. Swynnerton Heath Farmhouse Grade II 1.6 km