Ashwellthorpe War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the South Norfolk local planning authority area, England. First listed on 23 February 2017. War memorial. 1 related planning application.
Ashwellthorpe War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- dusted-brick-sable
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- South Norfolk
- Constituency
- South Norfolk MP: Ben Goldsborough (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 23 February 2017
- Type
- War memorial
- Address
- Ashwellthorpe War Memorial, Adjacent to All Saint's Churchyard, the Street, Ashwellthorpe and Fundenhall, NR16 1EZ
- OS grid reference
- TM 146 976
- Coordinates
- 52.53442, 1.16381
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Ashwellthorpe war memorial is situated on a village green next to All Saint’s churchyard, prominently located near the entrance to the churchyard. The memorial features an elegant Cross of Sacrifice style head on an octagonal shaft with a moulded lower section, which stands on an octagonal plinth that also has a moulded lower section and displays inscriptions. This is supported by a two-stepped square base. The entire structure is surrounded by a paved area that is enclosed by a set of low posts with chains.
The octagonal plinth has carved relief lettering around the top, dedicating it to the First World War. The names of the fallen are incised on three of the faces and filled in with black. The inscription around the top of the plinth reads: "IN MEMORY OF THE ASHWELL THORPE MEN WHO FELL IN THE WAR 1914 – 1919." One face lists five names from the First World War, another face lists five more First World War names, and a third face includes two names from the Second World War.
Local climate
Ashwellthorpe War Memorial sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 710 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 89% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 95% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 30 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 65% 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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