Wrestlingworth War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Central Bedfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 18 October 2016. War memorial.
Wrestlingworth War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- sacred-forge-crimson
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Central Bedfordshire
- Constituency
- North Bedfordshire MP: Richard Fuller (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 18 October 2016
- Type
- War memorial
- Address
- Wrestlingworth War Memorial, Churchyard of the Church of St Peter, Church Lane, Wrestlingworth and Cockayne Hatley, SG19 2EU
- OS grid reference
- TL 259 473
- Coordinates
- 52.11026, -0.16283
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Wrestlingworth War Memorial is made of granite and features a Celtic-style wheel-head cross with intricate knotwork carved in relief on the front face. The cross is mounted on a tapering square shaft that has a recessed front panel inscribed with "TO THE GLORY OF GOD" at its base. This shaft stands on a trapezoid granite plinth, which is elevated by a single granite step. The entire structure is set on a large, single-stepped cement base.
On the front of the trapezoid plinth, there is a dedication in raised lead lettering that reads "IN MEMORY OF THE MEN OF THIS PARISH WHO MADE THE SUPREME SACRIFICE IN THE WAR 1914 – 1918" followed by the names of those commemorated. The granite step includes an additional dedication that states "AND 1939 – 1945" along with more names.
Local climate
Wrestlingworth 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 96% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 83% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 33 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 0.3°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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