Lychgate to Churchyard at Rear of Lych Gate Cottage is a Grade II listed building in the Buckinghamshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 17 March 1982. Lychgate.

Lychgate to Churchyard at Rear of Lych Gate Cottage

WRENN ID
gaunt-tower-river
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Buckinghamshire
Constituency
Chesham and Amersham MP: Sarah Green (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
17 March 1982
Type
Lychgate
Address
Lychgate to Churchyard at Rear of Lych Gate Cottage, High Street, Chalfont St. Giles
OS grid reference
SU 990 935
Coordinates
51.63166, -0.57013
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The lychgate to the churchyard at the rear of Lych Gate Cottage is an 18th-century structure. Originally situated below Lych Gate Cottage in a passageway, it was likely removed in the 1920s. The lychgate retains its original revolving gates, post, and wheel. It now features an oak timber-framed structure with braces and brackets, topped with a hipped tiled roof.

Local climate

Lychgate to Churchyard at Rear of Lych Gate Cottage sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 710 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 88% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 88% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 31 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 61% 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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