Yaxham War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Breckland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 July 2019. War memorial.
Yaxham War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- hushed-rotunda-hemlock
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Breckland
- Constituency
- Mid Norfolk MP: George Freeman (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 11 July 2019
- Type
- War memorial
- Address
- Yaxham War Memorial, St Peter's Churchyard, Church Lane, Norfolk, NR19 1RQ
- OS grid reference
- TG 007 106
- Coordinates
- 52.65665, 0.96632
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Yaxham War Memorial is a First World War memorial built in 1919 and altered after the Second World War. It is made of Clipsham stone and is located in the south-west corner of the churchyard of St Peter's Church. The memorial stands 16 feet tall and features a carved stone cross under a stone hood. This cross is set atop a hexagonal shaft that tapers towards the base, which is supported by a plinth on a three-stepped base. The plinth has inscriptions in incised lettering. The inscription reads: A THANKOFFERING/ FOR VICTORY/ AND IN MEMORY/ OF THE BRAVE MEN/ FROM THIS PARISH/ WHO IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1918/ GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR ENGLAND/ MAY THEY REST IN PEACE/ (NAMES)/ ALSO OF/ (NAMES)/ 1939 - 1945.
Local climate
Yaxham War Memorial receives an average of 740 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 74% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 90% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 29 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 67% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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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