Budleigh Salterton War Memorial

The Budleigh Salterton War Memorial is a tall granite structure located at the junction of Salting Hill and Coastguard Hill, overlooking the sea and serving as a daymark. It is positioned on a cliff-top that overlooks the Dorset and East Devon Coast World Heritage Site. The memorial features a plain, slender Latin cross that stands on a small tapered pedestal, which is raised on a single step.

The main dedicatory inscription is in applied metal lettering on the upper surface of the step, stating: "TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN GRATEFUL AND HONOURED MEMORY/ OF THOSE FROM THIS PARISH WHO GAVE/ THEIR LIVES IN THE SERVICE OF THEIR COUNTRY/ DURING THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 – 1918/ ALSO OF THOSE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE WAR 1939 – 1945/ WHOSE NAMES ARE INSCRIBED ON THE PLINTH."

The names of those who served in the First World War are listed alphabetically on the front and rear faces of the cross shaft. The names of Second World War service personnel are inscribed on the front and side faces of the pedestal, with an additional inscription on the rear face that reads: "IN MEMORY OF THOSE RESIDENTS/ WHO LOST THEIR LIVES BY ENEMY ACTION/ 1939 – 1945./ (10 NAMES)."

The cross is set on a paved and cobbled octagonal area, which is enclosed by low posts with a chain suspended between them.