2011

TR2064 : Lych gate, Hoath

taken 15 years ago, near to Hoath, Kent, England

Lych gate, Hoath
Lych gate, Hoath
Hoath

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.
Website: LinkExternal link

Lych Gates

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.

Church of the Holy Cross, Hoath

Grade II* listed. LinkExternal link
A fuller history and description can be read at LinkExternal link


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TR2064, 102 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
N Chadwick   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Saturday, 10 December, 2011   (more nearby)
Submitted
Monday, 5 March, 2012
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TR 2031 6416 [10m precision]
WGS84: 51:20.0298N 1:9.6779E
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TR 2032 6415
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NORTH (about 0 degrees)
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