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

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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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