War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the North Devon local planning authority area, England. War memorial.
War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- fading-roof-russet
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- North Devon
- Constituency
- North Devon MP: Ian Roome (LD)
- Country
- England
- Type
- War memorial
- Address
- War Memorial, Church Hill, Fremington
- OS grid reference
- SS 511 324
- Coordinates
- 51.07232, -4.12598
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The war memorial in Fremington was built around 1919. It features a granite Celtic cross on an elongated shaft, which is set on a tapered rectangular plinth elevated on a stone base. The south face of the plinth lists the names of those who lost their lives during the First World War, accompanied by the inscription: 'IN PROUD AND GRATEFUL MEMORY OF / THE MEN OF THIS PARISH WHO GAVE / THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR / 1914-1918'. Below this, it reads 'THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE'. The east face of the memorial displays the names of those who fell in the Second World War. This memorial is prominently located within the village, near the Church of St Peter and Fremington Manor, both of which are listed at Grade II*.
It was erected to honor the men of the parish who died in the First World War and was later updated to include those who fell in the Second World War. The memorial serves as a significant reminder of the impact of these global conflicts on the local community and holds group value with the nearby Church of St Peter.
Local climate
War Memorial sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,050 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 84% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 94% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 7 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 95% of listed buildings. Of these, 2 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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