The Lychgate is a Grade II listed building in the Stratford-on-Avon local planning authority area, England. Cottage.

The Lychgate

WRENN ID
stubborn-chalk-burdock
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Stratford-on-Avon
Constituency
Stratford-on-Avon MP: Manuela Perteghella (LD)
Country
England
Type
Cottage
Address
The Lychgate, Main Street, Long Compton
OS grid reference
SP 287 329
Coordinates
51.99461, -1.58245
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Lychgate is a cottage that has been modified to serve as a lychgate, dating from the late 16th century to early 17th century. It is constructed of squared coursed limestone and features some timber framing, with rendered and 20th-century brick infill. The thatched roof has a stone end stack. The building is two stories tall and has a one-window range, which includes one three-light casement window at the front and two two-light casements with wooden lintels on the right side. The left side has the remaining wall of a former adjoining cottage. An opening beneath the first floor features one chamfered spine beam with an ogee stop.

Local climate

The Lychgate receives an average of 770 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 63% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 61% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 40 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 78% of listed buildings. Of these, 20 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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