Lych gate to the churchyard, Church of St Michael and All Angels. is a Grade II listed building in the Powys local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 4 February 1997. Church.

Lych gate to the churchyard, Church of St Michael and All Angels.

WRENN ID
lone-quoin-fog
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Powys
Constituency
Montgomeryshire and Glyndwr MP: Steve Witherden (Lab)
Country
Wales
Date first listed
4 February 1997
Type
Church
Address
Lych gate to the churchyard, Church of St Michael and All Angels., Manafon
OS grid reference
SJ 113 024
Coordinates
52.6125, -3.31133
Source
Cadw listing

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Description

The lych gate to the churchyard of the Church of St Michael and All Angels is a Grade II listed structure built with heavy oak framing. It is positioned on high red sandstone ashlar sill walls on either side of the south entrance to the churchyard. The gate features a hipped slate roof, with open triangular spandrels on each side. The timbers that support the roof are reinforced by heavy curved members that are set into the wall plates. A central cross tie bears the inscription "I MEWN HEDDWCH HEFYD Y GORWEDDAF AC YR HUNA," while another inscription in English is located on the inner face, although it is not clearly visible.

Local climate

Lych gate to the churchyard, Church of St Michael and All Angels. sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 980 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 78% 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 43 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 81% of listed buildings. Of these, 23 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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