Cheriton War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the South Downs National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 23 August 2016. Memorial. 2 related planning applications.
Cheriton War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- sombre-chancel-torch
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- South Downs National Park
- Constituency
- Winchester MP: Dr Danny Chambers (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 23 August 2016
- Type
- Memorial
- Address
- Cheriton War Memorial, The Green, Alresford, Winchester, SO24 0PZ
- OS grid reference
- SU 582 284
- Coordinates
- 51.05252, -1.1698
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Cheriton War Memorial is made of limestone and is situated in the center of the village of Cheriton on the village green. It features a hooded wheel-head cross atop a square tapering shaft, all resting on a plinth that has a raised tablet inscribed with the years 1914-1919, the words "FOR ENGLAND," names of the fallen, and "FAITHFUL UNTO DEATH."
Two other sides of the memorial display the dates 1914 and 1919 in raised carving. Another side features two engraved stones with lines from the hymn "O Valiant Hearts," which honors those who died in the First World War. The inscription reads: "O VALIANT HEARTS WHO TO YOUR GLORY CAME / THROUGH DUST OF CONFLICT AND THROUGH BATTLE-FLAME; / TRANQUIL YOU LIE, YOUR KNIGHTLY VIRTUE PROVED. / YOUR MEMORY HALLOWED IN THE LAND YOU LOVED. / SPLENDID YOU PASSED, THE GREAT SURRENDER MADE, / INTO THE LIGHT THAT NEVERMORE SHALL FADE. / DEEP YOUR CONTENTMENT IN THAT BLEST ABODE. / WHO WAIT THE LAST CLEAR TRUMPET-CALL OF GOD."
Beneath this, there is a second plaque that reads 1939-1945, "FOR ENGLAND," names of the fallen, and "FAITHFUL UNTO DEATH."
Local climate
Cheriton War Memorial receives an average of 790 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 57% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 54% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 32 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 57% of listed buildings. Of these, 13 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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- No EPC on record for this property
- Sale history — 2 transactions since 1995
- Related listed building consents — 2 applications
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