Hillington War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the King0s Lynn and West Norfolk local planning authority area, England. First listed on 2 February 2018. War memorial.
Hillington War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- heavy-gutter-raven
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- King0s Lynn and West Norfolk
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 2 February 2018
- Type
- War memorial
- Address
- Hillington War Memorial, The Churchyard, St Mary's Church, King's Lynn and West Norfolk, PE31 6DE
- OS grid reference
- TF 722 252
- Coordinates
- 52.79697, 0.55401
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Hillington War Memorial is a stone cross located in the churchyard of the Church of St Mary, which is also listed at Grade II*. It is prominently positioned near the churchyard gates and faces the road outside the church tower. The memorial is raised above the level of the churchyard wall and features a plain Latin cross on a tapering plinth with a single-stepped base. The plinth includes inscriptions in incised lettering.
The inscription reads: "IN GRATEFUL MEMORY/ (8 NAMES)/ THEY GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR THEIR FRIENDS/ 1939 - 1945/ (2 NAMES)/ HOLMAN OF LYNN." The names listed include ranks and the years of death.
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