War Memorial Beside Packhorse Bridge Over River Cherwell is a Grade II listed building in the West Northamptonshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 February 1987. War memorial.
War Memorial Beside Packhorse Bridge Over River Cherwell
- WRENN ID
- ragged-rubblework-lake
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- West Northamptonshire
- Constituency
- Daventry MP: Stuart Andrew (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 24 February 1987
- Type
- War memorial
- Address
- War Memorial Beside Packhorse Bridge Over River Cherwell, A361, Charwelton
- OS grid reference
- SP 535 560
- Coordinates
- 52.20028, -1.21851
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The war memorial, located beside the Packhorse Bridge over the River Cherwell in Charwelton, was constructed around 1920. It is made of Hornton stone and features a simple chamfered cross with a tapered shaft, set on a square plinth and an octagonal base that consists of three steps. This memorial is included in the listing for its group value.
Local climate
War Memorial Beside Packhorse Bridge Over River Cherwell receives an average of 740 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 75% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 69% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 73% of listed buildings. Of these, 19 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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