Benson War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the South Oxfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 13 August 2015. War memorial.
Benson War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- riven-ledge-grove
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- South Oxfordshire
- Constituency
- Henley and Thame MP: Freddie van Mierlo (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 13 August 2015
- Type
- War memorial
- Address
- Benson War Memorial, Junction of Church Road and Oxford Road, OX10 6NX
- OS grid reference
- SU 616 917
- Coordinates
- 51.62078, -1.1109
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Benson War Memorial is located in a small triangle at the junction of Church Road and Oxford Road, prominently situated in the center of the village. Constructed from Cornish granite, it features a wheel-head cross adorned on both sides with interlace patterns carved in relief. The cross head is set atop a plain shaft, which stands on a tapering plinth, resting on a three-stepped square base.
The names of those who died in the First World War are inscribed on the front and rear of the cross shaft. The front face of the plinth bears the inscription: "TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN THE MEMORY OF THE MEN/ FROM THE PARISH OF BENSON WHO/ LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES FOR THEIR KING/ AND COUNTRY IN THE GREAT WAR OF/ 1914 - 1918 THEIR FELLOW PARISHIONERS/ HAVE ERECTED THIS MONUMENT/ “THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE.” The rear of the plinth includes the inscription "1939-1945," along with the names of those who died in the Second World War listed below. All inscriptions are incised and painted black.
Small plaques attached to the upper step of the base indicate the years when the memorial received the Best Kept War Memorial status in Oxfordshire. These plaques are not of special interest. The area surrounding the memorial is kerbed and includes a flower bed, with a brick path leading from the north-eastern edge of the triangle to the memorial.
Local climate
Benson 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 82% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 75% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 65% 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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