Hackleton and Piddington War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the West Northamptonshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 August 2015. War memorial.
Hackleton and Piddington War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- waiting-flue-jackdaw
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- West Northamptonshire
- Constituency
- South Northamptonshire MP: Sarah Bool (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 4 August 2015
- Type
- War memorial
- Address
- Hackleton and Piddington War Memorial, Junction of Piddington Lane and Main Road, NN7 2AB
- OS grid reference
- SP 802 551
- Coordinates
- 52.18861, -0.82724
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Hackleton and Piddington War Memorial is located at the road junction leading to Piddington, at the west end of Hackleton village, directly across from the village school. This memorial stands approximately 4 meters high and is made of granite, featuring a wheel-headed cross adorned with the Sword of Sacrifice on the north face of the shaft. The cross is set on a tapering square plinth, which is supported by a three-stage square base. Surrounding the memorial is an octagonal flagged area, enclosed by chains that are held up by low concrete posts.
The plinth displays inscriptions in applied metal lettering. On the north face, it reads: "TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN LOVING MEMORY OF THOSE WHO FROM THIS DISTRICT, GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR THEIR COUNTRY. 1914-1919. 'SONS OF THIS PLACE, LET THIS OF YOU BE SAID. THAT YOU WHO LIVE ARE WORTHY OF YOUR DEAD. THESE GAVE THEIR LIVES THAT YOU WHO LIVE MAY REAP A RICHER HARVEST ERE YOU FALL ASLEEP.'” The east face lists 16 names, while the south face commemorates those killed in the Second World War, stating: "IN MEMORY OF THOSE KILLED IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR, 1939 – 1945," followed by 2 names. The west face also lists 16 names.
The memorial is further enhanced by a narrow flower bed and lawn that fill the triangular space at the road junction.
Local climate
Hackleton and Piddington War Memorial sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 710 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 85% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 85% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 66% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 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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