Abthorpe Memorial Cross is a Grade II listed building in the West Northamptonshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 6 March 2015. Memorial cross.
Abthorpe Memorial Cross
- WRENN ID
- iron-hall-rain
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- West Northamptonshire
- Constituency
- South Northamptonshire MP: Sarah Bool (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 6 March 2015
- Type
- Memorial cross
- OS grid reference
- SP 649 465
- Coordinates
- 52.11353, -1.05282
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Abthorpe Memorial Cross is located on the east wall of the churchyard of the Grade II-listed church of St John, facing the village green. It features a 3-meter high cross made of Weldon stone, which has an inverted sword running down its front face. At the bottom of the shaft, there is a small raised shield that bears the cross of St George. The cross is set on an octagonal plinth, which in turn rests on an octagonal base.
The plinth is inscribed in relief with the words: "TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN LOVING MEMORY/ (6 NAMES)/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR THE DEFENCE OF OUR COUNTRY/ IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 – 1918." The names of those who served and returned are inscribed on a square stone beneath a hood mould set in the churchyard wall below the memorial.
In 2005, a metal plaque was added to the upper stage of the base, repeating the main wording from the plinth. Additionally, the name of one man who died in the Second World War was added to the monument after that conflict.
Local climate
Abthorpe Memorial Cross 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 80% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 73% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 73% 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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