Rougham War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the West Suffolk local planning authority area, England. First listed on 7 June 2016. War memorial.

Rougham War Memorial

WRENN ID
lone-clay-khaki
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
West Suffolk
Constituency
Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket MP: Dr Peter Prinsley (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
7 June 2016
Type
War memorial
Address
Rougham War Memorial, Churchyard of Church of St Mary, Church Road, Bury St Edmunds, Rushbrooke with Rougham, IP30 9JJ
OS grid reference
TL 911 626
Coordinates
52.22884, 0.7979
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Rougham War Memorial is situated in the northern part of the churchyard of the Church of St Mary, which is a Grade I-listed building. The memorial features a two-stepped base topped by a plinth, from which a tall wheel-head cross rises. A small stone flower vase is set into the lower step of the base on the south side. The memorial is placed on a square, paved apron and is enclosed by oak posts connected with chains.

The inscriptions on the memorial are incised into the stone and painted. The dedication for the First World War is on the north face of the plinth, stating: "TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN MEMORY OF THE MEN OF ROUGHAM WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 – 1919" followed by 27 names. The dedication for the Second World War is on the south face of the plinth, reading "1939 – 1945" followed by 5 names.

Local climate

Rougham War Memorial sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 720 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 85% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 92% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 60% of listed buildings. Of these, 19 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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