East Ruston War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the North Norfolk local planning authority area, England. First listed on 23 February 2017. War memorial.

East Ruston War Memorial

WRENN ID
first-rotunda-mint
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
North Norfolk
Constituency
North Norfolk MP: Steff Aquarone (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
23 February 2017
Type
War memorial
Address
East Ruston War Memorial, St Mary's Churchyard, B1159, NR12 9HN
OS grid reference
TG 364 286
Coordinates
52.80362, 1.50588
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

East Ruston War Memorial is located in the churchyard of St Mary’s Church, off the B1159, near the junction with Pound Road and Vicarage Road in East Ruston. It is prominently placed just inside the churchyard entrance, along the main path to the church. The memorial features a polished wheel-head cross on a tapering, four-sided plinth with a two-stepped base. The plinth displays inscriptions in leaded lettering.

The inscription reads: "TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN MEMORY OF THE MEN OF EAST RUSTON WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 – 1918" followed by names.

Local climate

East Ruston War Memorial receives an average of 760 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 68% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 62% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 8 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 94% 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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