Willen War Memorial Obelisk is a Grade II listed building in the Milton Keynes local planning authority area, England. War memorial.

Willen War Memorial Obelisk

WRENN ID
still-lintel-rook
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Milton Keynes
Constituency
Milton Keynes Central MP: Emily Darlington (Lab)
Country
England
Type
War memorial
Address
Willen War Memorial Obelisk, C27m East of the Church of St Mary Magdalene, the Hooke, Milton Road, Campbell Park, MK15 9AB
OS grid reference
SP 878 412
Coordinates
52.06246, -0.71937
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Willen War Memorial Obelisk is an approximately 2.5-meter tall structure located on the lawn outside the Grade II-listed Wall and Gates of the Grade I-listed Church of St Mary Magdalene, in front of the Grade II-listed School House and Brook Farmhouse. This memorial takes the form of a square obelisk made from rough-hewn grey granite. It stands on a chamfered pedestal and base.

On the front face of the pedestal, there is a panel that features an inscription in applied metal lettering, which reads: "1914 + 1919/ IN HONOURED MEMORY OF/ THE MEN OF THIS PARISH/ WHO LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES IN/ THE GREAT WAR/ (3 NAMES)." The names are listed along with the rank and service, regiment, or corps of the individuals commemorated.

Local climate

Willen War Memorial Obelisk 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 88% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 87% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 56% 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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  1. School House Grade II 18 m
  2. Church of St Mary Magdalene Grade I 41 m
  3. Wall Surrounding Church Yard with Gates at East and West Ends Grade II 45 m
  4. Brook Farmhouse Grade II 51 m
  5. The Hospice of Our Lady and St John Grade II 110 m
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  8. The Woolstones Community Centre Grade II* 2.0 km
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  10. Bellcote/gazebo to west of Church Farmhouse; now part of No.20, The Cottage. Grade II 2.0 km