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Pishill - Oxfordshire Way

Nearest town: Watlington

Site type: woodland

Access: Public

Church name: No Data

Diocese: No Data

County: Oxfordshire

Country: England

Grid ref: SU72718972

Lost yew site: No

Date visited: 10-Apr-14

Recorded by: Peter Norton

Protection & responsibility: No data

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

Notes: The Old English derivation of the name Pishill is 'the hill on which peas grow', suggesting that in Anglo-Saxon times its soil was considered unsuitable for most crops. The long distance Oxfordshire Way passes Pishill Church and the yew is found a short distance to the south along the path, at a crossing of footpaths.