Lychgate is a Grade II listed building in the Mid Devon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 7 December 1987. Lychgate.

Lychgate

WRENN ID
far-attic-wren
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Mid Devon
Constituency
Tiverton and Minehead MP: Rachel Gilmour (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
7 December 1987
Type
Lychgate
Address
Lychgate, Oakford
OS grid reference
SS 910 213
Coordinates
50.98082, -3.55364
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This lychgate, built in the late 19th century, features a timber structure set on low stone walls. It has a tiled roof with gables at both ends and includes timber gates.

Local climate

Lychgate receives an average of 930 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 70% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 74% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 27 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 70% of listed buildings. Of these, 12 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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