Wighton War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the North Norfolk local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 November 2019. War memorial.
Wighton War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- lunar-bonework-scarlet
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- North Norfolk
- Constituency
- North Norfolk MP: Steff Aquarone (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 11 November 2019
- Type
- War memorial
- Address
- Wighton War Memorial, High Street, Junction of Kirkgate Lane, NR23 1AL
- OS grid reference
- TF 939 399
- Coordinates
- 52.92181, 0.88421
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Wighton War Memorial is a First World War memorial that includes later additions for the Second World War. It is constructed of stone and features iron railings set within a concrete base.
The memorial consists of an elaborate floriated cross with a diamond-shaped piercing at its center, mounted on a tapering four-sided shaft. A sword of sacrifice is carved in relief on the front face of the shaft. This shaft is supported by a square plinth that has a moulded cap and foot, resting on a two-stepped base. The plinth is inscribed in relief and reads: "IN MEMORY OF THOSE/ FROM THIS PARISH/ WHO FELL IN THE/ GREAT WAR 1914 – 1918// 1915/ (NAMES)// 1916 - 17/ (NAMES)// 1918/ (NAMES)// 1939 - 1945/ (NAMES)."
The cross is enclosed by decorative iron railings that are set in a concrete base.
Local climate
Wighton War Memorial receives an average of 800 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 55% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 72% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 7 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 95% of listed buildings. Of these, 4 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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