Lychgate, Side Gate and Churchyard Walls to Churchyard of Church of St Mary is a Grade II listed building in the Ashford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 16 February 1989. Lychgate, gate, wall.
Lychgate, Side Gate and Churchyard Walls to Churchyard of Church of St Mary
- WRENN ID
- hushed-remnant-umber
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Ashford
- Constituency
- Ashford MP: Sojan Joseph (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 16 February 1989
- Type
- Lychgate, gate, wall
- Address
- Lychgate, Side Gate and Churchyard Walls to Churchyard of Church of St Mary, Wye with Hinxhill
- OS grid reference
- TR 048 426
- Coordinates
- 51.14634, 0.92746
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The lychgate, side gate, and churchyard walls at the Church of St Mary date from the 17th century or earlier, with some elements added around 1891. Constructed from ragstone and red brick in an Arts and Crafts Gothic style, the western wall is approximately 3 feet high and about 50 yards long, made of ragstone with red brick laid in English bond. The northern wall, which faces the road, is about 5 feet high and features coping that ramps up to the left and right, returning to the adjacent walls.
The lychgate is supported by ashlar piers and has an upper section made of timber with an arcaded design, featuring arch-braced trussed rafters beneath a shingled roof. It includes moulded brackets and beams, as well as wooden gates adorned with carved uprights and head finials, along with side benches and iron lampholders. There are inscriptions, including a dedication to Reverend John Philpot, who lived from 1837 to 1891, and this was erected by his sons and daughters. The wooden gate to the east matches the style of the lychgate and includes gate piers topped with cornices and ball finials. The wall continues to the east side of the churchyard.
Local climate
Lychgate, Side Gate and Churchyard Walls to Churchyard of Church of St Mary sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 740 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 76% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 71% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 19 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 81% of listed buildings. Of these, 10 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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