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Elworthy

Nearest town: Watchet

Site type: churchyard

Access: Public

Church name: St Martin of Tours

Diocese: Bath and Wells

County: Somerset

Country: England

Grid ref: ST08283496

Lost yew site: No

Date visited: 1-Oct-97

Recorded by: Tim Hills

Protection & responsibility: Churches Conservation Trust

Yews recorded at this site: Ancient 7m+

Notes: This 13th century disused church is cared for by the Churches Conservation Trust. The church, first mentioned in 1233, was declared redundant in 1979. The churchyard that looked so neat and tidy in 1997 had become overgrown with tall grass and nettles by the time of Peter Norton's visit in 2015.

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Yew trees at Elworthy:

Tree ID Location Photo Yews recorded Girth
436 Elworthy Ancient 7m+ 894cm at narrowest - view more info