Kilmington War Memorial

The Kilmington War Memorial is a First World War memorial erected in 1921, with additional inscriptions added later. It is made of carved granite and is located at the crossroads of the A35 and Shute Road on the north side of the village of Kilmington, directly opposite the Grade II listed George Farmhouse.

The memorial features a granite Celtic cross adorned with raised interlace and knotwork, which is set on a tooled tapering shaft that rises from a trapezoidal granite plinth. The front of the plinth bears the inscription, "TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN HONOURED MEMORY OF THE MEN OF KILMINGTON WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR THEIR KING AND COUNTRY IN THE GREAT WAR," followed by eleven names and the phrase, "GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS."

The plinth is supported by a stepped square granite base consisting of two stages, which is inscribed with "AND ALSO THE SECOND WORLD WAR 1939-1945," followed by three names. The memorial is elevated on an earthen mound enclosed by a square rubble-stone retaining wall, with access provided by four steps at the east side.