War Memorial in Recreation Ground is a Grade II listed building in the New Forest local planning authority area, England. First listed on 28 October 1974. Memorial.
War Memorial in Recreation Ground
- WRENN ID
- winding-lintel-woodpecker
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- New Forest
- Constituency
- New Forest West MP: Sir Desmond Swayne (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 28 October 1974
- Type
- Memorial
- Address
- War Memorial in Recreation Ground, Ashley Road, New Milton
- OS grid reference
- SZ 242 948
- Coordinates
- 50.75291, -1.65696
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The war memorial located in the recreation ground on Ashley Road in New Milton was erected in 1918 and features a tall white stone Celtic cross. The cross has interlaced bas relief on the shaft along with a stylized floral motif and cross. It stands on an octagonal, three-stepped plinth and base, and is enclosed by a low chain rail.
Local climate
War Memorial in Recreation Ground receives an average of 930 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 71% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 92% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 8 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 92% of listed buildings. Of these, 3 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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