Lych gate at Churchyard of St. Leonard is a Grade II listed building in the Charnwood local planning authority area, England. First listed on 15 March 1984. Lych gate.

Lych gate at Churchyard of St. Leonard

WRENN ID
long-step-willow
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Charnwood
Constituency
Mid Leicestershire MP: Mr Peter Bedford (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
15 March 1984
Type
Lych gate
Address
Lych gate at Churchyard of St. Leonard, Main Street, Swithland
OS grid reference
SK 555 128
Coordinates
52.71061, -1.17968
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The lych gate at the churchyard of St. Leonard was dedicated in June 1929. It is constructed from granite and slate rubble stone, dressed stone, timber framing, and features a Swithland slate roof. The structure is supported by four piers with posts at the corners of the open roof, which has a gable facing. To the right, there is a wall with a lamp between the piers, and to the left, there is a seat. A pair of wooden gates is located between the front piers, and prominent timber pegs are a notable feature. This lych gate is included for its group value with the church and the Danvers tomb.

Local climate

Lych gate at Churchyard of St. Leonard sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 730 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 77% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 71% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 62% 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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