Shrewton War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 6 February 2018. War memorial.

Shrewton War Memorial

WRENN ID
nether-rotunda-solstice
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Wiltshire
Constituency
East Wiltshire MP: Danny Kruger (RUK)
Country
England
Date first listed
6 February 2018
Type
War memorial
Address
Shrewton War Memorial, The Churchyard, St Mary's Church, High Street, SP3 4DD
OS grid reference
SU 069 443
Coordinates
51.19842, -1.90151
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Shrewton War Memorial is located inside the churchyard of the Church of St Mary the Virgin, which is a Grade II*-listed building. It stands next to the cast-iron entrance gate and railings, close to other churchyard monuments and opposite Church House, all of which are also Grade II-listed.

This stone memorial features a Latin cross that rises from a moulded collar on a tapering octagonal shaft. The cross shaft is set on a square plinth with chamfered shoulders, which sits on a two-stepped square base.

The main inscription in relief-carved Gothic lettering on the front face of the plinth reads "OUR/ GALLANT DEAD/ A:D 1914-1918," while a further inscription in similar script on the upper step indicates "1939-1945."

On the rear face of the plinth, there is an incised and black-painted inscription that states "PEACE BE UPON THEM/ AND MERCY." The names of the deceased are incised into the side faces of the plinth and the upper step of the base.

Local climate

Shrewton War Memorial receives an average of 820 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 50% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 59% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 53% 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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