St John's church: lychgate

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St John's church: lychgate

Image: © Stephen Craven Taken: 4 May 2011

This is not strictly a "lychgate" (place for resting a coffin), more a 19th century reproduction of a mediaeval idea, but covered churchyard entrances like this are usually referred to as such.

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Image Location

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Latitude
51.159507
Longitude
0.005549