Oakford War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Mid Devon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 19 October 2017. War memorial.
Oakford War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- spare-footing-fog
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Mid Devon
- Constituency
- Tiverton and Minehead MP: Rachel Gilmour (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 19 October 2017
- Type
- War memorial
- Address
- Oakford War Memorial, Rookery Hill, Tiverton, EX16 9EW
- OS grid reference
- SS 910 213
- Coordinates
- 50.98135, -3.55287
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Oakford War Memorial is a granite structure located on the north side of Rookery Hill, approximately 20 meters east of the junction with Crosspark Hill. It features a plain Latin cross that is octagonal in shape and has a broach-stopped foot. The cross is set on a two-stage base, elevated from the road by a large rubble-stone block. There is a small stepped area on the west side, which includes a curved dwarf wall for access.
The main dedicatory inscription on the upper stage of the base reads: "THIS CROSS IS SET UP IN HONOURED REMEMBRANCE OF THOSE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN DEFENCE OF THEIR COUNTRY AND EMPIRE 1914 – 1919 1939 – 1945." This inscription continues on the next stage with the words, "IN SORROW, IN GRATITUDE, IN HOPE." Both inscriptions are made with applied metal letters and figures. Additionally, a small brass plaque affixed to the lower stage of the base lists the years 1914 – 1918 with eight names and 1939 – 1945 with four names.
Local climate
Oakford War Memorial receives an average of 930 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 70% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 74% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 27 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 70% of listed buildings. Of these, 12 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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