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Rickmansworth

Nearest town: Watford

Site type: churchyard

Access: Public

Church name: St Mary

Diocese: St Albans

County: Hertfordshire

Country: England

Grid ref: TQ061942

Lost yew site: Yes

Date visited: 18-Jun-11

Recorded by: Tim Hills

Protection & responsibility: No data

Yews recorded at this site: Lost

Notes: A known site of worship since the early 13th century. A yew was described in 1797 as split in two by a thunder-bolt, and now so widely separated as to have the appearance of two trees. The engraving shows that the tree grew NE of the church. The tree was also described in John Hassell's 1818 Picturesque Rides and Walks: "There is a remarkable yew tree in the churchyard, which has been rent asunder, apparently by some violent concussion of nature."

Yew trees at Rickmansworth:

Tree ID Location Photo Yews recorded Girth
3515 Rickmansworth Lost 280cm - view more info