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Gawsworth

Nearest town: Macclesfield

Site type: churchyard

Access: Public

Church name: St James the Great

Diocese: Chester

County: Cheshire

Country: England

Grid ref: SJ89016969

Lost yew site: No

Date visited: 9-Aug-99

Recorded by: Tim Hills

Protection & responsibility: Conservation Area-Cheshire East Council

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

Notes: 1781 - Gentleman's Magazine v51: "But the finest yews I ever saw are at Gawsworth in Cheshire. In the churchyard there are three, the largest of which, against the south door, has a seat of stone round it eight or nine inches broad, the circumference of which is fifteen yards. They are all tall trees, cut in a regular conic form, trimmed out of the reach of the highest house." In 2003 I noted three old yews, with nothing significant on the south side.