War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Babergh local planning authority area, England. First listed on 31 May 2001. War memorial.

War Memorial

WRENN ID
endless-hall-rye
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Babergh
Constituency
South Suffolk MP: James Cartlidge (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
31 May 2001
Type
War memorial
Address
War Memorial, Newton
OS grid reference
TL 916 407
Coordinates
52.03166, 0.79222
Source
Historic England listing

Also on this page: flood risk · radon risk · weather exposure · detailed attributes ↓

Description

The war memorial in Newton dates from around 1920 and is made of rusticated granite. It features a whitewashed base that supports a tapering plinth, which is inscribed with the names of those who fell in both World Wars. At the top, there is a Celtic cross. This memorial is part of a notable group of historic buildings surrounding Newton Green.

Local climate

War Memorial sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 680 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 99% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 71% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 26 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 72% of listed buildings. Of these, 13 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.

More on this building

Sign in or create a free account to unlock:

  • No EPC on record for this property
  • No sale records on file
  • No related consent applications matched
  • Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
  • Flood risk assessment
  • Radon risk assessment
  • Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
Create free account

Matched applications, energy data and sale records are assembled automatically and may contain errors. Flag incorrect data.

Similar buildings

The closest matches to this building from all 493,000 UK listed buildings, by architecture, period and materials.

Nearby listed buildings

  1. The Row Grade II 52 m
  2. Poppy Cottage and 1 Long Gardens and Marks Cottage Grade II 74 m
  3. Green View Grade II 92 m
  4. Hollyhocks Grade II 102 m
  5. Saracen's Head Inn Grade II 121 m
  6. Tudor Cottage Grade II 223 m
  7. Gothic House Grade II 243 m
  8. Potash Grade II 250 m
  9. The Deans Grade II 268 m
  10. Brooks Farmhouse Grade II 349 m