Sopworth War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 20 April 2015. War memorial.
Sopworth War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- roaming-chalk-elder
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wiltshire
- Constituency
- South Cotswolds MP: Dr Roz Savage (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 20 April 2015
- Type
- War memorial
- Address
- Sopworth War Memorial, The Church of St. Mary, Church Lane
- OS grid reference
- ST 827 862
- Coordinates
- 51.57498, -2.24994
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Sopworth War Memorial is a structure built around 1920 to honor the men from Sopworth who died while serving in the First World War and the Second World War.
Standing approximately 2 meters high, the memorial is made of granite and features a Celtic style wheel cross on a rough hewn, tapering shaft and plinth.
On the front of the plinth, there is an inscription in black lettering that reads: "IN PROUD AND GRATEFUL MEMORY - OF," followed by the names of two soldiers, including their regiment, and the phrase "OF THIS PARISH - WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1918. - YE THAT LIVE ON MID ENGLISH PASTURES GREEN - REMEMBER US AND THINK WHAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN."
The rear of the memorial also has an inscription in black lettering stating "ROLL OF HONOUR - WORLD WAR II 1939 -1945 - IN PROUD AND LOVING MEMORY OF," followed by the names of six soldiers, including their regiment.
Local climate
Sopworth War Memorial receives an average of 810 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 51% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 50% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 61% 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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