Memorial

Langford

Source: Copyright Stanley Jenkins

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Current Location

On Village Green at junction between Lechlade Road and Station Road, Lechlade Road, Langford, West Oxfordshire, Oxfordshire, GL7 3LN, England

OS Grid Reference

SP 24784 02777

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Cross
WMR Reference Number: 31571
Description: Three-stepped octagonal base surmounted by an octagonal-sectioned plinth with bevelled top face and octagonal-sectioned shaft with Latin cross. Base, shaft and cross are decorated with incised stripes. Incised inscription on five plinth faces and one side of base top step.
Inscription: Plinth Face 1: TO THE/ HONOURED MEMORY/ OF THE MEN/ OF THIS PARISH/ WHO DIED/ FOR THEIR COUNTRY/ IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 ––– 1918 Plinth Face 3: (Names) Plinth Face 5: GREATER LOVE/ HATH NO MAN/ THAN THIS/ THAT A MAN/ LAY DOWN HIS LIFE/ FOR HIS FRIENDS Plinth Face 7: ALSO IN/ THANKSGIVING/ FOR THE/ LIVES SPARED/ AND FOR/ VICTORY/ OVER THE ENEMY Plinth Face 8: ALSO/ IN HONOURED/ MEMORY OF/ THOSE OF THIS/ PARISH WHO/ FELL IN THE/ WORLD WAR/ 1939 - 1945/ (Names) Base Face 1: ERECTED/ BY THE PARISHIONERS/ 1920

Commemoration

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 9
Died: 9
Information shown: initials of forenames, surname, rank, regiment/service

War: Second World War (1939-1945)
Number Commemorated: 3
Died: 3
Information shown: initial of forename, surname, decorations, rank, regiment/service

History

Sponsor Type: public
Sponsored By: Parishioners
Maintenance History: Cleaned and repaired with grant aid from the War Memorials Trust in 2011

Conservation

Components

Cross

Made from: Stone

Condition: Good

Historic England

Grade: II

List Entry: 1437452

https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1437452 (accessed 14/06/2026)

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