2008
SU6041 : Lych gate, St Mary the Virgin, Preston Candover
taken 16 years ago, near to Preston Candover, Hampshire, England
Lych gate, St Mary the Virgin, Preston Candover
Many churches have a lych gate built over the main entrance to the enclosed area round the church. The name, also spelt lich or lytch, is from the Anglo Saxon 'lich' meaning corpse. The gate marks the division between consecrated and unconsecrated ground, where the bearers sheltered with the coffin, waiting for the clergyman to lead the procession before the burial.
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