Unroofed Lychgate at South Entrance to Church of St Werburgha is a Grade II listed building in the Cornwall local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 January 1989. Lychgate.
Unroofed Lychgate at South Entrance to Church of St Werburgha
- WRENN ID
- sleeping-copper-briar
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cornwall
- Constituency
- North Cornwall MP: Ben Maguire (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 11 January 1989
- Type
- Lychgate
- Address
- Unroofed Lychgate at South Entrance to Church of St Werburgha, Warbstow
- OS grid reference
- SX 205 903
- Coordinates
- 50.68469, -4.54218
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The unroofed lychgate at the south entrance to the Church of St Werburgha is likely from the early 19th century. It is constructed of stone rubble and granite. The lychgate features stone rubble side walls topped with large granite slabs that serve as benches along the inner sides. Additionally, granite blocks form a cattle grid between the walls.
Local climate
Unroofed Lychgate at South Entrance to Church of St Werburgha sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,040 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 83% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 87% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 16 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 84% of listed buildings. Of these, 7 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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- Sale history — 1 transaction since 2019
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