Wicken War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the West Northamptonshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 17 February 2016. War memorial. 1 related planning application.
Wicken War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- riven-bracket-vale
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- West Northamptonshire
- Constituency
- South Northamptonshire MP: Sarah Bool (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 17 February 2016
- Type
- War memorial
- Address
- Wicken War Memorial, The Churchyard of the Church of St John the Evangelist, Church Lane, MK19 6BU
- OS grid reference
- SP 745 394
- Coordinates
- 52.04887, -0.91457
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Wicken War Memorial is located near the east end of the Grade II*-listed Church of St John the Evangelist. Made of Derbyshire stone, it stands approximately 4 meters tall and features a lantern cross with a bronze figure of Christ crucified in a niche at the front. The cross shaft rises from a moulded plinth that has a central tablet displaying the memorial inscription. This inscription is flanked by kneeling figures of a winged boy and girl, carved in low relief, symbolizing future generations paying tribute to those who have fallen. The inscription reads: 1914-1918/ (21 NAMES)/ 1939-1945/ (3 NAMES)/ TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN GRATITUDE TO THOSE OF THIS VILLAGE/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR VICTORY. The stepped base of the memorial is made from stone sourced from the Wicken estate. Additionally, a small vase inscribed BRITISH LEGION/ 1963 is placed on the lower step.
Local climate
Wicken 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 81% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 52% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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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