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Hartburn

Nearest town: Morpeth

Site type: former religious site

Access: Public

Church name: St Andrew

Diocese: Newcastle

County: Northumberland

Country: England

Grid ref: NZ09028601

Lost yew site: Yes

Date visited: 22-Jun-00

Recorded by: Paul Greenwood

Protection & responsibility: No data

Yews recorded at this site: Lost, Notable

Notes: This location was taken over by monks from Tynemouth in the 11th century. In the Middle Ages it was the northern English headquarters for the Knights Templar. Until recently it was thought to have been the site of a large yew lost in the mid 19th century. Further research might one day establish whether the notable yew recorded here was regrowth from the stump of the old yew.