Nearest town: Beaminster
Site type: churchyard
Access: Public
Church name: St Mary
Diocese: Salisbury
County: Dorset
Country: England
Grid ref: ST4536300594
Lost yew site: No
Date visited: 4-Apr-06
Recorded by: Ken Bailey
Protection & responsibility: Conservation Area-West Dorset DC
Yews recorded at this site: Ancient 5m-7m
Notes: The church dates from the 12th century and there is evidence of an earlier Saxon church, though no trace of this remains now. Two female yews grow in the churchyard. As well as the ancient tree seen here, there is a smaller yew with a girth of 10' 6'' in 2012.
Site files:
Tree ID | Location | Photo | Yews recorded | Girth |
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2081 | Stoke Abbott | Ancient 5m-7m | 503cm at 90cm - view more info |