War Memorial in St Marys Churchyard is a Grade II listed building in the Babergh local planning authority area, England. War memorial.

War Memorial in St Marys Churchyard

WRENN ID
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Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Babergh
Constituency
South Suffolk MP: James Cartlidge (Con)
Country
England
Type
War memorial
Address
War Memorial in St Marys Churchyard, Church Street, Boxford
OS grid reference
TL 962 405
Coordinates
52.02827, 0.85937
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The war memorial in St. Mary's Churchyard was built in 1919 and is made of Portland stone. It takes the form of a churchyard cross and stands approximately 3 metres high. The memorial features an octagonal stepped base topped by a cruciform pedestal, from which rises a moulded octagonal shaft. One face of the shaft is carved in low relief with a figure of an infantryman. Above this, the octagonal shaft of the cross displays a finely carved figure of Christ hanging from its arms, which are also octagonal. The figure is sheltered by an unusual gablet canopy with curving sides. Various inscription panels on the memorial commemorate those who fell in both World Wars. This detailed memorial is part of a group with the nearby Church of St. Mary.

Local climate

War Memorial in St Marys Churchyard sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 690 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 97% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 62% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 23 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 76% of listed buildings. Of these, 12 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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