Hitcham War Memorial

Hitcham War Memorial is a memorial dedicated to the First World War, with additions for the Second World War. It is located in Hitcham Lane on a grass verge by the roadside, south of the Grade I-listed Church of St Mary.

The memorial features a stone Latin cross-head atop an octagonal, tapering column with a moulded foot. Each face of the column has small, recessed arches at its base, positioned directly above the foot. The column rises from a moulded pedestal, which sits on a square plinth with a three-stepped, octagonal base. The pedestal has a chamfered top and a moulded scroll design at the bottom of each corner. The plinth is a square block resting on a chamfered foot. A narrow square block separates the pedestal from the plinth and displays the dates of the conflicts on two sides.

The principal inscription and dates are carved in raised lettering, while the names are incised. The west face reads: "THEY SLEEP WITH/ THE EMPIRE'S BEST/ AND NOBLEST SONS/ (6 NAMES)"; the south face states: "WHO IN THE/ GLORIOUS MORNING/ OF THEIR DAYS/ 1914-1918/ (6 NAMES)"; and the east face says: "FOR ENGLAND'S /SAKE LOST ALL BUT/ ENGLAND'S PRAISE/ (6 NAMES)."

On the north side of the plinth, the names of four individuals who died during the Second World War are inscribed, along with the dates 1939 – 1945.