lych-gate
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A churchyard gateway with a roof, under which a corpse was laid during a funeral to await…
A churchyard gateway with a roof, under which a corpse was laid during a funeral to await the arrival of the clergyman.
- If you take the turn to the left, after you pass the lyke-gate at Combehurst Church, …
- Church Hill climbs steeply to All Saints, with its lych-gate at the entrance to the churchyard.
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