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Hyssington

Nearest town: Bishop's Castle

Site type: churchyard

Access: Public

Church name: St Etheldreda

Diocese: Hereford

County: Powys

Country: Wales

Grid ref: SO31349457

Lost yew site: No

Date visited: 4-Sep-04

Recorded by: Tim Hills

Protection & responsibility: Conservation Area-North Powys

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

Notes: Evidence suggests that the church is most likely to have originated 'after the Norman Conquest' (CPAT). Three large yews grow at this site. The churchyard's setting, right on the border, is superb. It sits next to a Castle mound with Yew Tree Farm nearby and has fine views deep into Wales. (Russell Cleaver)

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