Little Barford War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Bedford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 8 February 2023. War memorial. 1 related planning application.

Little Barford War Memorial

WRENN ID
standing-shingle-brook
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Bedford
Constituency
North Bedfordshire MP: Richard Fuller (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
8 February 2023
Type
War memorial
Address
Little Barford War Memorial, Churchyard of St Denys Church, St Neots, Beds, PE19 6YE
OS grid reference
TL 177 569
Coordinates
52.19822, -0.27815
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Little Barford War Memorial is made of Portland stone and is located in the north-east part of the churchyard of the parish Church of St Denys, near the entrance. It features a cross fleury with a roundel at the center and raised decorative bands on both faces. This is mounted on a short tapering shaft that sits on a square-plan plinth consisting of two tiers, which is set on a base.

Inscriptions can be found on the north-east face of the base and on both tiers of the plinth. The upper tier reads, "IN MEMORY OF THE MEN OF THIS/ PARISH WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1919." Below this, the names of seven men who lost their lives in the First World War are inscribed, and on the base, it states, "LIVE THOU FOR ENGLAND, WE FOR ENGLAND DIED."

Local climate

Little Barford War Memorial sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 690 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 98% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 91% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 53% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.4°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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