Little Houghton War Memorial

The Little Houghton War Memorial is located south of the church in the churchyard of the Grade II*-listed church of St Mary the Virgin. It overlooks Bedford Road and is near the former school, with several other listed monuments in the churchyard. The memorial is a robust 4-meter high cross made of Weldon Stone, featuring a foliate wheel-head. The octagonal cross shaft, which has "HIS" carved on both the front and back at the junction of the cross and shaft, rises from a short octagonal plinth. This plinth is set on a shallow, two-stepped, octagonal base.

The plinth displays Westmoreland slate dedicatory plaques. The main dedication reads: "TO THE GLORY OF GOD IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF THE MEN OF LITTLE HOUGHTON WHO LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES FOR THEIR COUNTRY 1914-1918." The names of those who fell are listed on plaques on either side. At the rear, another plaque commemorates "ALSO TO THOSE WHO IN 1939 – 1945 SERVED AND DIED TO PRESERVE OUR GLORIOUS HERITAGE," listing three names.