There are the remains of TWO crosses in the churchyard of Witham on the Hill although it is not clear where either of them originated. Witham on the Hill (1) is a socket stone and portion of shaft restored to form the village war memorial. Witham on the Hill (2) is a possible socket stone placed against the south wall of the church
| Parish/District | Witham on the Hill/South Kesteven |
| Location | south east of the south porch of St Andrew’s churchyard |
| Category | Churchyard cross? (or village cross – restored as War Memorial c.1919) |
| National Grid Ref | TF 05294 16568 |
| Designation | Listed II |
| Stone Type | Limestone/Sandstone |
| Refs | Davies, D S, 1913, Lincolnshire Notes & Queries, Vol XII No.5, p.150; Credland, M, 2014, The First World War Memorials of Lincolnshire, p. 195; |
| Visits | DS/HH: 5 Dec 2011 |
There are no early references to a churchyard cross at St Andrew’s in Witham on the Hill, and Davies does not record a cross in the churchyard, although he does record a village cross: ‘The base, with a portion of shaft, stands in the Park just outside the village. It was removed by General Johnson many years ago from the hamlet of Lound in this parish.’ More recent attempts to locate this village cross have failed and it seems quite possible that it is the elements of this village cross that were brought to the churchyard in 1920, to create the present war memorial.
The restored cross is mounted on three modern sandstone steps and the shaft is extended with a modern sandstone piece terminating in a crucifix head. The top and middle steps have the inscription:
JESU MERCY
IN GLORIOUS MEMORY OF THE MEN OF THIS PARISH
WHO FOUGHT AND DIED IN THE GREAT WAR
1914 – 1919
The medieval socket stone is 0.87m square and 0.54m high with moulded corners and a slightly chamfered upper edge. The surviving section of original shaft is 0.32m square and 0.46m high, with the new section fastened on, and fashioned with broach stops in a rather ungainly fashion. The finished memorial, which is nearly 5m high, was dedicated on 29 March 1920.
