Little Fransham War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Breckland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 25 January 2018. War memorial.
Little Fransham War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- twisted-eave-dawn
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Breckland
- Constituency
- Mid Norfolk MP: George Freeman (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 25 January 2018
- Type
- War memorial
- Address
- Little Fransham War Memorial, St Mary's Churchyard, Station Road, Norfolk, NR12 2JJ
- OS grid reference
- TF 901 122
- Coordinates
- 52.6747, 0.81172
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Little Fransham War Memorial is a First World War memorial located in the churchyard to the south-west of the entrance to the Grade I-listed Church of St Mary. It stands within a square paved area adjacent to the main path.
The memorial is made of limestone and takes the form of an obelisk with a moulded foot, rising from a tapering, four-sided plinth that sits on a three-stepped base. The plinth features inscriptions and names in incised lettering.
The principal inscription is on the south face and reads, "TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN MEMORY OF THE MEN OF THIS PARISH WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 – 1918" followed by five names. The east face includes the Second World War dedication, "1939 – 1945. THANKS BE TO GOD FOR THE SAFE RETURN OF ALL WHO SERVED FROM THIS PLACE."
Local climate
Little Fransham War Memorial receives an average of 740 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 73% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 88% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 30 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 64% 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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