The Lychgate to Churchyard of the Parish Church of St Nicholas is a Grade II listed building in the Crawley local planning authority area, England. First listed on 28 October 1957. Lychgate.
The Lychgate to Churchyard of the Parish Church of St Nicholas
- WRENN ID
- lapsed-eave-brook
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Crawley
- Constituency
- Crawley MP: Peter Lamb (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 28 October 1957
- Type
- Lychgate
- Address
- The Lychgate to Churchyard of the Parish Church of St Nicholas, Church Road
- OS grid reference
- TQ 301 362
- Coordinates
- 51.11063, -0.142
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Lychgate to the churchyard of the Parish Church of St Nicholas is a 17th-century structure that was largely renewed in 1956, as noted by an inscription on the building. It features a timber frame made up of eight square wooden uprights. There is one large arch and one small arch on both the north and south sides, along with two small arches on each of the east and west sides. The roof is made of Horsham slabs.
Local climate
The Lychgate to Churchyard of the Parish Church of St Nicholas receives an average of 760 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 67% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 56% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 32 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 59% of listed buildings. Of these, 14 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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