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Rushton Spencer

Nearest town: Congleton

Site type: churchyard

Access: Public

Church name: St Lawrence

Diocese: Lichfield

County: Staffordshire

Country: England

Grid ref: SJ93466207

Lost yew site: No

Date visited: 14-Oct-09

Recorded by: Alfred Ellis

Protection & responsibility: Parochial Church Council

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

Notes: This chapel is said to have been anciently called The Chapel in the Wilderness. In 1817, 'two remarkably fine full-grown yew trees' were described. It is unclear whether the second of these has survived.

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Yew trees at Rushton Spencer:

Tree ID Location Photo Yews recorded Girth
3412 Rushton Spencer Ancient 4m-5m 450cm at 150cm - view more info