Chilham War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Ashford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 15 April 2015. War memorial.
Chilham War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- carved-pedestal-rook
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Ashford
- Constituency
- Weald of Kent MP: Katie Lam (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 15 April 2015
- Type
- War memorial
- Address
- Chilham War Memorial, St Mary's Churchyard, the Square, Canterbury, Kent, CT4 8BY
- OS grid reference
- TR 068 536
- Coordinates
- 51.24436, 0.96234
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Chilham War Memorial is located to the south of the church of St Mary and is made of York stone. The memorial features a 4-meter high churchyard cross with a foliated head on an octagonal shaft. This shaft is set on an octagonal plinth and a two-stage octagonal base. The front face of the plinth has a dedication that reads, "TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN HONOUR OF THE MEN OF CHILHAM WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR ENGLAND IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1918." The rear face states, "THIS MEMORIAL WAS ERECTED BY THE INHABITANTS OF CHILHAM." The names of 34 fallen soldiers, arranged by rank and regiment or arm of service (including three munitions workers), are inscribed on the remaining faces of the plinth. Additionally, the front three sides of the base of the plinth bear the inscription, "THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE."
On the front face of the upper stage of the base, beneath the date "1939-1945," are the names of 19 servicemen and two civilians who were killed in the Second World War.
Local climate
Chilham War Memorial receives an average of 740 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 74% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 66% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 19 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 81% 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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