2023

TQ1753 : Lych gate

taken 1 year ago, near to Mickleham, Surrey, England

Lych gate
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.

Mickleham

Mickleham is a village in Surrey, between the towns of Dorking and Leatherhead in the Mole Gap.
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TQ1753, 231 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
N Chadwick   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Friday, 19 May, 2023   (more nearby)
Submitted
Saturday, 7 September, 2024
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 1703 5334 [10m precision]
WGS84: 51:16.0325N 0:19.4347W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 1702 5333
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East-northeast (about 67 degrees)
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