Editing Oundle (section)

===War memorial===
The war memorial, known officially as the Oundle and Ashton War Memorial, is located at the junction of New Street and West Street. Constructed in 1920 at a cost of £600, it was unveiled on 14 November 1920 by Mr F.W. Sanderson and dedicated at the same ceremony by Canon Smalley Law, the Vicar of Oundle. Originally commemorating the local lives lost during the [[World War I|First World War]], it also includes dedications to those killed in the [[World War II|Second World War]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Memorial – Oundle and Ashton |url=https://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/14919 |website=Imperial War Museum}}</ref> The memorial takes the form of a five-stepped octagonal base surmounted by two square plinths and a slightly tapering rectangular pillar. In turn, this is further surmounted by a small cross. The memorial was classed as a Grade II listed building by Historic England on 7 June 1974, which classes it as a 'particularly important building of more than special interest.'<ref>{{Cite web |title=WAR MEMORIAL AT SOUTH END OF NEW STREET |url=https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1039826 |website=Historic England}}</ref>

The memorial has inscriptions to 95 people killed in the two wars.  68 for the First World War and 27 for the Second World War.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Names on Memorials – Oundle and Ashton Memorial |url=https://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/names/search?filters%5BmemorialString%5D%5BOundle%20and%20Ashton%20%28WMR%2014919%29%5D=on |website=Imperial War Museum}}</ref> The now closed Oundle Middle School took the names of four of those inscribed on the memorial as names of its school houses, those were D.F. Barber, J.L. Marlow, J.H. Mason and P. Richardson.  All four served in the [[Royal Air Force]] during the Second World War.