Swanton Abbott War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the North Norfolk local planning authority area, England. First listed on 3 April 2018. War memorial.
Swanton Abbott War Memorial
- WRENN ID
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- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- North Norfolk
- Constituency
- North Norfolk MP: Steff Aquarone (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 3 April 2018
- Type
- War memorial
- Address
- Swanton Abbott War Memorial, Churchyard of Church of St Michael, Church Lane, NR10 5DY
- OS grid reference
- TG 265 262
- Coordinates
- 52.78612, 1.3586
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Swanton Abbott War Memorial is a granite structure erected in 1919 to honor those who fell in the First World War, with an additional inscription added after the Second World War. It is located in the churchyard of the Church of St Michael in Swanton Abbott. The memorial features a polished grey granite Latin cross on a slender tapered shaft, which stands on a two-tiered plinth and a square base. The cross bears the inscription in leaded lettering: "IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF THE FALLEN." Six names of individuals who died during the First World War are inscribed on the shaft. The top of the plinth is inscribed with "ERECTED BY THE PARISHIONERS 1919." Near the foot of the shaft, a further inscription was added after the Second World War, listing the years 1939-1945 along with the names of two parish residents who lost their lives.
Local climate
Swanton Abbott War Memorial receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 71% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 50% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 9 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 92% of listed buildings. Of these, 6 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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