Longparish War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Test Valley local planning authority area, England. First listed on 21 October 2015. Memorial.

Longparish War Memorial

WRENN ID
inner-wall-foxglove
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Test Valley
Constituency
Romsey and Southampton North MP: Caroline Nokes (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
21 October 2015
Type
Memorial
Address
Longparish War Memorial, Longparish Cemetery, Andover, Hampshire, SP11 6PB
OS grid reference
SU 424 440
Coordinates
51.19369, -1.39328
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Longparish War Memorial is a First World War memorial built in 1920, designed by T.D. Atkinson of Winchester, and constructed by the North Hants Stone Works of Basingstoke. It was later updated to include names from the Second World War.

The memorial is made from Portland stone and features a cross on a square column, which is mounted on a base with four deep steps that bear commemorative inscriptions. The cross has moulded edging and a central label with ‘IHS’ in moulded lettering. It sits atop a slightly tapering column that has an egg and dart moulded cornice, with a moulded laurel wreath hanging from a ribbon.

On the top step, there is an incised, painted inscription that reads: ‘GREATER LOVE / HATH NO MAN THAN THIS / 1914 – 1918’. Below this, the names of 29 men who died are listed in order of their year of death and surname. On the top step of the return elevation, it states: ‘ERECTED BY THE PARISHIONERS / IN HONOUR OF THE / MEN OF LONGPARISH / WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN / THE GREAT WAR.’ The top step of the rear elevation has the inscription: ‘1939-1945 / IN MEMORY / OF’ followed by the names of 11 local men.

Local climate

Longparish War Memorial receives an average of 780 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 60% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 53% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 55% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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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