Limpley Stoke War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 January 2018. A Modern War memorial.
Limpley Stoke War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- open-lancet-alder
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wiltshire
- Constituency
- Melksham and Devizes MP: Brian Mathew (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 26 January 2018
- Type
- War memorial
- Period
- Modern
- Address
- Limpley Stoke War Memorial, Outside 32 Middle Stoke, BA2 7GF
- OS grid reference
- ST 780 606
- Coordinates
- 51.34485, -2.31603
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Limpley Stoke War Memorial is a First World War memorial built in 1921, with additions for the Second World War. It is located in the center of the village on the western side of Middle Stoke Road, opposite 32 Middle Stoke, and near 28, 33, and 36 Middle Stoke, which are all Grade II-listed.
The memorial consists of a rough rectangular stone set upright on its short edge, featuring two brass plaques on its eastern face. The larger plaque has a curved top and is set into a fielded panel on the memorial. It displays a laurel wreath in relief surrounding the words "ROLL OF HONOUR," above a scroll that reads "LIMPLEY STOKE." Below this, the dedication states, "THESE GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR OF 1914–18" followed by nine names, and "THESE GAVE THEIR SERVICE" followed by fifty-four names.
A second rectangular plaque has been added beneath the first, inscribed with "ALSO IN MEMORY OF" followed by a name and the years "1939 – 45."
The memorial is raised from a narrow plinth made of rough-dressed stone in three courses. The entire structure stands on a platform of rubble-coursed stone, which includes a short flight of steps leading from the road to the memorial. At the north-west and south-east corners of the platform, there are short, square pillars constructed in a similar style.
Local climate
Limpley Stoke War Memorial receives an average of 870 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 63% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 68% 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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