Horndon on the Hill War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Thurrock local planning authority area, England. First listed on 13 February 2017. Memorial.
Horndon on the Hill War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- sacred-chancel-summer
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Thurrock
- Constituency
- South Basildon and East Thurrock MP: James McMurdock (Ind)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 13 February 2017
- Type
- Memorial
- Address
- Horndon on the Hill War Memorial, Churchyard of the Church of St Peter and St Paul, Orsett Road, SS17 8NS
- OS grid reference
- TQ 669 832
- Coordinates
- 51.52358, 0.40481
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Horndon on the Hill War Memorial is situated at the edge of the churchyard of the Church of St Peter and St Paul. It features a wheel-head cross atop a tapering shaft, which has a Sword of Sacrifice carved in relief on the front face. The shaft rises from a square plinth that sits on a single-stepped base.
The front face of the plinth is polished smooth and bears an inscription in painted lead lettering that reads: "TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN HONOURED MEMORY OF/ THE MEN OF THIS VILLAGE/ WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 – 1918/ (NAMES)/ THEY DIED THAT WE MIGHT LIVE."
Additionally, names of those who fell in the Second World War have been added on a plaque at the base of the shaft, which is preceded by the years 1939 – 1945.
Local climate
Horndon on the Hill War Memorial sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 680 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 99% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 87% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 22 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 77% of listed buildings. Of these, 10 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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