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Northington - old church site

Nearest town: Winchester

Site type: former religious site

Access: Public

Church name: No Data

Diocese: No Data

County: Hampshire

Country: England

Grid ref: SU56483740

Lost yew site: No

Date visited: 26-Jan-01

Recorded by: Tim Hills

Protection & responsibility: No data

Yews recorded at this site: Ancient 4m-5m, Notable

Notes: Tim Hills 2001: The original church, of which the oldest parts dated back to 1150, has been demolished, to be replaced with a new building nearby. The yew which first alerted us to this site was noted by John Lowe in 1897 and grows NNW of the old church site. The area is rich in younger yews, including 58 on the path leading to The Grange.