Turweston (First World War) War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Buckinghamshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 March 2015. War memorial.
Turweston (First World War) War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- far-garret-jet
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Buckinghamshire
- Constituency
- Buckingham and Bletchley MP: Callum Anderson (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 11 March 2015
- Type
- War memorial
- OS grid reference
- SP 600 377
- Coordinates
- 52.03474, -1.12578
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Turweston War Memorial, dedicated to the First World War, is a stone structure approximately 2.5 meters high. It features a figure of Christ crucified, which is set within a pointed gothic alcove. The memorial stands on a stone plinth that has a plaque inscribed with the words "GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS,/ THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS," along with the names of six individuals. This plinth is supported by a small base with three steps.
The memorial is located in the churchyard of St Mary’s Church, which is listed as Grade II*, positioned against the east boundary of the churchyard.
Local climate
Turweston (First World War) 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 74% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 70% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 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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