Woodacott Cross War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Torridge local planning authority area, England. First listed on 3 November 2016. War memorial.
Woodacott Cross War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- twisted-spandrel-nightshade
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Torridge
- Constituency
- Torridge and Tavistock MP: Sir Geoffrey Cox (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 3 November 2016
- Type
- War memorial
- Address
- Woodacott Cross War Memorial, Holsworthy, Devon, Thornbury, EX22 7BT
- OS grid reference
- SS 386 078
- Coordinates
- 50.8473, -4.2929
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Woodacott Cross War Memorial is a granite obelisk topped with a lead cross, located at Woodacott Cross. The obelisk rises from a square plinth that sits on a three-stepped base. The front face of the obelisk features a metal Latin cross.
The inscription on the front face of the plinth reads: "1914 – 1918/ TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN GRATEFUL/ MEMORY OF/ (NAME)." The other faces of the plinth are inscribed with "ROLL OF HONOUR OF THOSE WHO SERVED/ (NAMES)."
On the top step at the front of the memorial, there is an inclined tablet inscribed with: "1939 – 1945/ KILLED/ (NAMES)/ FOR FREEDOM."
Local climate
Woodacott Cross 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 85% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 86% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 16 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 84% of listed buildings. Of these, 7 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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