Medieval cross and War Memorial, Cuddesdon is a Grade II listed building in the South Oxfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 25 October 1984. War memorial. 1 related planning application.
Medieval cross and War Memorial, Cuddesdon
- WRENN ID
- late-slate-gorse
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- South Oxfordshire
- Constituency
- Henley and Thame MP: Freddie van Mierlo (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 25 October 1984
- Type
- War memorial
- Address
- Medieval cross and War Memorial, Cuddesdon, The Green, Cuddesdon and Denton, OX44 9HF
- OS grid reference
- SP 599 030
- Coordinates
- 51.72279, -1.13323
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The medieval cross and war memorial in Cuddesdon is made of Wheatley stone and features the lower part of a medieval cross shaft set on a square, four-stepped base. The lowest step includes some stonework from 1857, which contains two stones with the remaining part of an inscription that reads JESUS CHRIST +.
Attached to the base is a bronze plaque that lists the names of men from the village and some students from Cuddesdon College who died while serving in the military. The plaque is dedicated "TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND TO HONOUR THOSE OF THIS VILLAGE/ AND OF CUDDESDON COLLEGE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE WORLD WARS/ THIS CROSS WAS RESTORED IN 2015/ (NAMES)."
Local climate
Medieval cross and War Memorial, Cuddesdon sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 730 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 80% 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 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 64% 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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- No EPC on record for this property
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 1 application
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