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Exeter Crematorium (Northbrook Park)

Nearest town: Exeter

Site type: No Data

Access: Public

Church name: No Data

Diocese: No Data

County: Devon

Country: England

Grid ref: SX93729063

Lost yew site: No

Date visited: No data

Recorded by: Owen Johnson

Protection & responsibility: No data

Yews recorded at this site: Ancient 4m-5m

Notes: Exeter's crematorium is on land that was once part of the Northbrook Estate. In 1806 the house was described as a 'neat mansion, beautifully situated in an extensive paddock'. Earlier history has proved elusive, though the yew suggests habitation there from 1650/1700.