TR2064 : Lych gate, Hoath
taken 15 years ago, near to Hoath, Kent, England

Hoath is a village near Canterbury. The hamlets of Knaves Ash, Maypole, Ford, Old Tree, Shelvingford and Stoney Acre are included in the parish.
Within Hoath there is a small primary school, a camp site, a pub/restaurant (the Prince of Wales), a small church and village hall. There is a small general aviation airfield near Maypole.
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A lychgate or as two separate words lych gate, is a gateway covered with a roof found at the entrance to a traditional English churchyard. The name comes from the Old English for a corpse (lic) and was traditionally where the clergy met the corpse for burial. It was also a shelter for the pall bearers.
Grade II* listed. Link
A fuller history and description can be read at Link![]()
