Longwick War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Buckinghamshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 April 2014. War memorial.
Longwick War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- salt-merlon-moon
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Buckinghamshire
- Constituency
- Mid Buckinghamshire MP: Greg Smith (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 22 April 2014
- Type
- War memorial
- Address
- Longwick War Memorial, Thame Road, Longwick-Cum-Ilmer
- OS grid reference
- SP 789 048
- Coordinates
- 51.73637, -0.8576
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Longwick War Memorial is a war memorial erected in 1920. It features a granite Celtic cross with a slightly tapering shaft, set upon a rough stone plinth that has a two-stepped base. The cross is adorned with decorative knotwork and a central boss on its face. Surrounding the memorial is a paved area, enclosed by an iron fence and gate topped with spearhead finials.
On the front of the plinth, a polished section displays a black-painted lead inscription that reads:
THIS STONE WAS ERECTED/ BY THE INHABITANTS & FRIENDS OF LONG WICK/ IN HONOUR & EVERLASTING MEMORY OF/ THE MEN OF THIS VILLAGE/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR KING AND COUNTRY/ IN THE WORLDS GREAT WAR./ 1914-1919.
Below this inscription are the names of fourteen fallen soldiers from 1914-1919, arranged in two columns of seven. At the bottom of the plaque is another inscription that states:
"GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS/ THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS".
Additionally, there is a stone tablet positioned at an angle on the step of the plinth, listing the names of seven men who lost their lives during the 1939-1945 conflict, with the inscription:
"THEY SHALL BE REMEMBERED".
Local climate
Longwick War Memorial sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 730 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 79% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 82% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 39 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 75% of listed buildings. Of these, 18 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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