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Tarrant Crawford

Nearest town: Blandford Forum

Site type: churchyard

Access: Public

Church name: St Mary

Diocese: Salisbury

County: Dorset

Country: England

Grid ref: ST923034

Lost yew site: No

Date visited: 27/4/2010

Recorded by: Peter Norton

Protection & responsibility: Churches Conservation Trust

Yews recorded at this site: Notable

Notes: The church dates to the Norman period (1170), but much of the current structure is late 13th century. Tarrant Abbey was an important and powerful Cistercian nunnery, and the church may have been built as a lay chapel to the abbey. The church is rarely used for worship and is cared for by the Churches Conservation Trust.

Yew trees at Tarrant Crawford:

Tree ID Location Photo Yews recorded Girth
5741 Tarrant Crawford Notable No data available - view more info