Burneston War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the North Yorkshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 2 December 2016. War memorial.
Burneston War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- guardian-brass-briar
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- North Yorkshire
- Constituency
- Thirsk and Malton MP: Kevin Hollinrake (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 2 December 2016
- Type
- War memorial
- Address
- Burneston War Memorial, Churchyard of the Church of St Lambert, Church Wind, Humbleton, DL8 2JB
- OS grid reference
- SE 308 849
- Coordinates
- 54.25925, -1.52797
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Burneston War Memorial is situated in the churchyard of St Lambert’s Church. It features a stone wheel-head cross adorned with a central rose motif and a foliate design on each arm. The cross is mounted on a square shaft that stands on a trapezoid plinth, which is placed on a single-stepped base.
The front face of the plinth has raised lettering inscribed with: THE GREAT WAR 1914 – 1918/ IN MEMORY OF/ (NAMES)/ THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE. Below this, on the step, it reads: OF THIRTY FOUR MEN FROM THE PARISH OF/ BURNESTON WHO SERVED IN H M FORCES/ THEY LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES.
An additional inscription for the Second World War has been added to the side of the plinth, simply stating: 1939 – 1945/ (NAMES).
Local climate
Burneston War Memorial receives an average of 780 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 60% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 79% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 44 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 85% of listed buildings. Of these, 23 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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