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Tremeirchion

Nearest town: St Asaph

Site type: churchyard

Access: Public

Church name: Corpus Cristi

Diocese: St Asaph

County: Denbighshire

Country: Wales

Grid ref: SJ083731

Lost yew site: No

Date visited: 24-Apr-00

Recorded by: Tim Hills

Protection & responsibility: Church in Wales

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

Notes: A 14th century church, uniquely the only Medieval Church in the British Isles dedicated to the 'Body and Blood of Christ'. The churchyard is circular and contains many yews. Three on the south side have girths above 13' with the largest growing SW of the church. On 7/6/98 Pat Denne recorded 12 yews here with diameters between 30cm and 180cm.