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Hoe Cross -near

Nearest town: Waterlooville

Site type: boundary

Access: Private

Church name: No Data

Diocese: No Data

County: Hampshire

Country: England

Grid ref: withheld

Lost yew site: No

Date visited: 24-Aug-15

Recorded by: Peter Norton/Hugh Milner/Andrew Powling

Protection & responsibility: Winchester College

Yews recorded at this site: Ancient 7m+

Notes: Hoe Cross, near Soberton Heath, is a private site on land owned by Winchester College. The yew grows on a boundary bank, the 'Cross of Hoo' being a boundary point in the perambulation for the Forest of Porcestr' inserted in the Forest Eyre (circuits) of 1280. 'Crosses' were often precursors to Churches/Chapels in the early years of Christian worship.