Nearest town: Frome
Site type: churchyard
Access: Public
Church name: St Andrew
Diocese: Bath and Wells
County: Somerset
Country: England
Grid ref: ST728492
Lost yew site: No
Date visited: 7-Oct-99
Recorded by: Tim Hills/Peter Norton
Protection & responsibility: Parochial Church Council
Yews recorded at this site: Ancient 4m-5m
Notes: Mells is a village steeped in history and has long been associated with the nursery rhyme Little Jack Horner. The Horner family acquired the deeds of Mells Manor in 1543 after the dissolution of the monasteries. The church was rebuilt by 'Jack' Thomas Horner in the 16th Century and still stands today. An avenue of clipped Irish yews, designed by Lutyens, can be found on the north side of the church and leads to the meadows beyond. Three male yews grow on the south side. Two are recorded here in the Tree Notes. A third, SW of the church is a series of 8 to 10 stems from the ground with two more removed. Is it possible that this might be regrowth from an old stump?
Tree ID | Location | Photo | Yews recorded | Girth |
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972 | Mells | Ancient 4m-5m | 460cm at root crown - view more info | |
971 | Mells | Ancient 4m-5m | 437cm - view more info |