Fauguernon

Nearest town: Lisieux

Site type: churchyard

Access: Public

Church name: Saint-Regnobert

Diocese: No Data

County: Calvados - Normandie

Country: France

Grid ref: not known

Lost yew site: No

Date visited: 18-Jul-18

Recorded by: Tim Hills

Protection & responsibility: No data

Yews recorded at this site: Ancient 5m-7m

Notes: The yew is now located outside of the churchyard perimeter fence, NW of the church. A disabled parking bay has been constructed within 3 to 4 metres of the bole. The tree is also only 3 metres from a steep slope down into the gardens of an old farmhouse. In Arcisse de Caumont's 1867 Statistique monumental du Calvados, vol 5, it is described on page 32 as follows:' The yew, usual companion of the churches in this county, measures 13 feet of girth in the middle of the stem. It is in the northwest corner of the churchyard'.