War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 20 April 2001. War memorial.
War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- carved-hall-reed
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Somerset
- Constituency
- Glastonbury and Somerton MP: Sarah Dyke (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 20 April 2001
- Type
- War memorial
- Address
- War Memorial, Sherborne Road, Henstridge
- OS grid reference
- ST 721 201
- Coordinates
- 50.9797, -2.39822
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Henstridge Ash War Memorial is a First World War memorial built in 1922 by Messrs J. Cox, stone masons. It features a large stepped base with a pedestal above that has panelled sides inscribed with the names of servicemen who were killed in the First World War. At the top, there is an obelisk draped with a flag that partly conceals an oak branch, along with a bugle and wreath, all carved in relief.
Local climate
War Memorial receives an average of 840 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 57% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 60% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 52% of listed buildings. Of these, 14 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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