War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 31 March 1978. Monument.

War Memorial

WRENN ID
lunar-foundation-cream
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Wiltshire
Constituency
South West Wiltshire MP: Dr Andrew Murrison (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
31 March 1978
Type
Monument
Address
War Memorial, Churchyard, Westbury
OS grid reference
ST 874 514
Coordinates
51.26181, -2.18191
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The war memorial is located in the churchyard of Westbury, to the southeast of the chancel. It was erected in 1919 or 1920 and features a tall stone shaft topped with a notched cross piece. The shaft rises from a block that has a panel depicting Christ, and it stands on a plinth with a single step.

Local climate

War Memorial receives an average of 860 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 61% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 64% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 51% 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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