Yews in the Diocese of Bath and Wells

Sites with an Exceptional ancient yew (Ancient E) yew – girth above 9m

Ashbrittle
Dinder   
Elworthy 
Kingston St Mary

Sites with an ancient yew 7m to 9m in girth

Bicknoller   
Chilcompton      
Combe Florey       
Compton Dundon
Dunster
Kingstone
West Monkton

Sites with an ancient yew 5m to 7m in girth

Ash Priors
Ashill 
Broomfield 
Burrington
Chapel Allerton 
Cutcombe
Dinnington   
Dunkerton 
East Chinnock              
East Woodlands 
Enmore 
Freshford
North Perrott                   
North Stoke
Odcombe  
Pilton  
Portbury
Seavington St Mary
Stocklinch Ottersey
Stoke Trister
Ston Easton
Tickenham
West Chinnock
West Pennard
Westbury sub Mendip
Winscombe
Withycombe                 
Woolley

Sites with an ancient yew 4m to 5m in girth

Angersleigh 
Batcombe
Bickenhall
Buckland St Mary
Castle Cary
Cheddar 
Chewton Mendip  
Christon 
Churchill                          
Churchstanton
Creech St Michael
Keinton Mandeville
Middle Chinnock  
Nailsea
Norton Malreward 
Norton sub Hamdon 
Pitney
Priston
Seavington St Michael
South Brewham                 
South Petherton 
Staple Fitzpaine 
Tellisford    
Timberscombe
Wambrook
West Coker
Whitelackington 
Winsham
Woolverton
Wooton Courtney
Wraxall 

Sites with a veteran yew   V-condition

Barwick
Bathampton
Biddisham
Chew Stoke 
Dodington      
Drayton
Hawkridge 
Hinton St George 
Loxton    
Lyng - (East Lyng)  
Minehead   
North Cadbury    
North Curry  
Othery
Porlock 
Stanton Prior  
Stoke St Michael 
Thorne St Margaret 
Watchet         
Wembdon 

Notable yews are found at the following churchyards:

Ansford
Badgworth, Barrington, Barrow Court, Bathealton, Brompton Ralph, Butcombe
Cameley, Carhampton, Chard, Charlcombe, Chilthorne Domer, Chilton Cantelo, Compton Martin, Crowcombe, Cucklington Curry Mallet
Durleigh, Durston, Emborough, Goathurst
Hardington Mandeville, High Ham, Holcombe Old Church, Holford, Hutton 
Ilchester, Kilmersdon, Kingweston
Langford Budville, Leigh-on-Mendip, Lovington
Martock, Mells, Nailsea, Nettlecombe, North Wootton
Orchardleigh, Otterhampton, Puckington, Queen Charlton
Rimpton, Rodden, Runnington
Saltford, Seavington St Michael, Selworthy, Shepton Beauchamp, Skilgate, Stoke St Mary, Stoke sub Hamdon, Stowey, Sutton Montis
Thurloxton, Tintinhull, Trull, Ubley
West Harptree, West Hatch, West Lydford, Whitestaunton, Wick St Lawrence, Yarlington

Younger yews are found in the following churchyards   

Aisholt, Alford, Aller, Ash, Ashcott, Ashington, Ashwick, Axbridge

Babcary, Baltonsborough, Banwell, Barton St David, Batheaston, Bathford, Bawdrip, Beckington, Beercrowcombe, Berkley, Binegar, Bishop Sutton, Bishops Lydeard, Blackford (Sparkford), Blackford (Wedmore) Blagdon, Bleadon, Bradford-on-Tone, Bratton Seymour, Brean, Brent Knoll, Bridgwater (St John), Bridgwater (St Mary), Broadway, Brockley, Brushford, Bruton, Brympton d'Evercy, Buckland Dinham, Burnett, Burnham-on-Sea, Burtle, Butleigh

Camerton, Cannington, Catcott, Chaffcombe, Chantry, Charlton Adam, Charlton Horethorne, Charlton Mackrell, Charlton Musgrove, Charlynch, Cheddon Fitzpaine, Chesterblade, Chew Magna, Chipstable, Chiselborough, Clapton-in-Gordano, Clatworthy, Claverton, Cleeve, Clevedon cemetery, Clevedon (All Saints), Clevedon (St Andrew), Cloford, Coleford, Combe Down, Combe Hay, Combe St Nicholas, Combwich, Compton Bishop, Compton Dando, Compton Pauncefoot, Congresbury, Corfe, Corston, Corton Denham, Cossington, Coxley, Cranmore, Crewkerne, Cricket Malherbie, Cricket St Thomas, Croscombe, Culbone, Curland, Curry Mallet chapel, Curry Rivel

Ditcheat, Donyatt, Doulting, Dowlish Wake, Downside, Draycott, Draycott Chapel, Dulverton, Dundry

East Brent, East Coker, East Harptree, East Huntspill, East Lambrook, East Lydford, East Quantoxhead, Easton, Easton in Gordano, Englishcombe, Evercreech

Farmborough, Farrington Gurney, Felton, Fiddington, Fivehead, Flax Bourton, Frome (St Mary), Frome (St John), Garehill, Glastonbury

Halse, Hambridge, Haselbury Plucknett, Hatch Beauchamp, Heathfield, Hemington, Henstridge, Hewish, Highbridge, Hillfarrance, Hinton Blewett, Hinton Charterhouse, Holcombe (new church), Hornblotton, Horsington, Horton, Huish Champflower, Huish Episcopi

Ilchester (Northover), Ilminster, Ilton, Isle Abbotts, Isle Brewers, Kelston, Keynsham, Kilton, Kingsbury Episcopi, Kingsdon, Kingston Seymour, Kittisford, Knowle St Giles

Lamyatt, Langport (URC), Langridge, Lansdown, Larkhall, Leighland Chapel, Limington, Limpley Stoke, Litton, Locking, Long Ashton, Long Sutton, Lopen, Lower Failand, Lower Langford, Lower Langford Evangelical, Luccombe, Lufton, Lullington, Luxborough, Lydeard St Lawrence, Lympsham

Maperton, Mark, Marksbury, Marston Bigot, Marston Magna, Meare, Middlezoy, Midsomer Norton, Milborne Port, Milton Clevedon, Milverton, Misterton, Monksilver, Monkton Combe, Montacute, Moorlinch, Muchelney

Nempnett Thrubwell, Nether Stowey, Newton St Loe, North Barrow, North Cheriton, Norton Fitzwarren, Norton St Philip, Nunney, Nynehead

Oake, Oakhill, Old Cleeve, Otterford, Over Stowey

Paulton, Pawlett, Peasdown St John, Pendomer, Penselwood, Pensford, Pitcombe, Pitminster, Podimore, Portishead, Publow, Puriton, Puxton, Pylle, Queen Camel

Radstock, Redhill, Redlynch, Rode, Rodhuish, Rodney Stoke, Rowberrow, Ruishton

Sampford Brett, Shapwick, Shepton Mallet, Shepton Montague, Shipham, Somerton, South Barrow, South Cadbury, South Stoke, Sparkford, Spaxton, Stanton Drew, Stawell, Stawley, Stockland, Stockland Bristol, Stogumber, Stogursey, Stoke St Gregory, Stowell, Stratton-on-the-Fosse, Street, Sutton Bingham, Swell

Tatworth, Taunton (St George-catholic), Taunton (St James), Taunton (St Mary Magdalene), Templecombe, Theale, Thorne Coffin, Thornfalcon, Thurlbear, Timsbury, Tolland, Treborough, Twerton, Uphill, Upper Swainswick, Upton, Upton Noble, Vobster

Walton (Street), Walton-in-Gordano, Walton (Clevedon), Wanstrow, Wayford, Weare, Wedmore, Wellington, Wellow, Wells (St Cuthbert), Wells (St Thomas), Wellsway, West Bagborough, West Bradley, West Buckland, West Camel, West Quantoxhead, Weston (Bath), Weston-in-Gordano, Weston-super-Mare (St John), Westonzoyland, Whatley, Widcombe, Wilton (Taunton), Wincanton, Winford, Wiveliscombe, Wookey, Wookey Hole, Woolavington, Worle, Wrington (All Saints), Wrington (URC), Yatton, Yeovil, Yeovilton

Yews at the following locations have also been recorded by Brynley Andrews: Misterton, Wanstrow

List of the Ancient and Veteran Yews in the diocese of Bath and Wells -September 2013  

Lost Yews from the Diocese of Bath and Wells  - Tim Hills - January 2014

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