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Hanchurch (2)

Nearest town: Newcastle-under-Lyme

Site type: former religious site

Access: Private

Church name: No Data

Diocese: No Data

County: Staffordshire

Country: England

Grid ref: SJ84784140

Lost yew site: No

Date visited: 22-Mar-07

Recorded by: Tim Hills

Protection & responsibility: Conservation Area

Yews recorded at this site: Ancient 7m+, Notable

Notes: White's History, Gazetteer and Directory of Staffordshire in 1851 described the site of Hanchruch yews as as 'a square plot of ground, surrounded by venerable yew trees, and supposed to be the site of some ancient church or religious house'. The photo is taken from The Yew Trees of Great Britain and Ireland by John Lowe (1897).

Yew trees at Hanchurch (2):

Tree ID Location Photo Yews recorded Girth
2476 Hanchurch (2) Ancient 4m-5m No data available - view more info