East Farndon has an unusually large and imposing war memorial, which makes an impressive sight as you come up the hill from Market Harborough. The central stone bears an inscription which gives the names not only of those who died in World War I, but also of all those who served and survived to return to the village. On either side of this inscription, a wall with a bench continues the line of the central stone so you can rest at the memorial as you climb the village's steep main street.
The memorial was paid for by donations and fund-raising activities. It cost £280 and was unveiled in October 1920 by Viscountess Downe of Dingley Hall. In 1945 a small panel was added below the main inscription, bearing the names of those servicemen from the village who were killed in the second world war.
