War Memorial to North of Church of St Mary the Virgin is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 29 July 1976. War memorial.

War Memorial to North of Church of St Mary the Virgin

WRENN ID
dark-pillar-clover
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Somerset
Constituency
Yeovil MP: Adam Dance (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
29 July 1976
Type
War memorial
Address
War Memorial to North of Church of St Mary the Virgin, Church Street, Chard Town
OS grid reference
ST 322 082
Coordinates
50.8696, -2.9636
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The war memorial located to the north of the Church of St Mary the Virgin in Chard is a First World War memorial dating from around 1920. It is made of limestone and features a plain tapering stone cross set on a stepped plinth. The memorial includes a carved depiction of the crucifixion and has incised names commemorating those who served in the war.

Local climate

War Memorial to North of Church of St Mary the Virgin receives an average of 790 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 56% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 65% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 30 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 65% of listed buildings. Of these, 11 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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