Nearest town: Oswestry
Site type: churchyard
Access: Public
Church name: St Mary
Diocese: Lichfield
County: Shropshire
Country: England
Grid ref: SJ26633400
Lost yew site: No
Date visited: 29-Sep-07
Recorded by: Tim Hills
Protection & responsibility: Parochial Church Council
Yews recorded at this site: Ancient 4m-5m, Ancient 5m-7m
Notes: First mentioned in Papal Taxation of 1291. Its oval churchyard suggests worship at the site before that time. Five yews in total grow here, four are female and the two recorded here are of great age.
Site files:
Tree ID | Location | Photo | Yews recorded | Girth |
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2639 | Selattyn | Ancient 5m-7m | 503cm at the ground - view more info | |
2618 | Selattyn | Ancient 4m-5m | 488cm - view more info |