2018
SU7784 : Lych gate
taken 6 years ago, near to Remenham, Wokingham, England
Lych gate
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 St Nicholas, Remenham
There has been a church on this site since Norman times, although most of the present building dates to Victorian times when the church was extensively renovated.
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Grade II listed. Link