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Compton Chamberlayne

Tree ID: 2677

Yews recorded: Ancient 4m-5m

Tree girth: 488cm

Girth height: at 120cm

Tree sex: female

Date of visit: 16-Jul-09

Source of earliest mention: 2006: Owen Johnson

Notes:

2006 – Owen Johnson: Girth of 455cm (14′ 11”) at 70cm recorded.
July 2009 – Peter Norton: Three yews grow in this churchyard, with the most notable, to the south of the church porch, having a girth of 14’ 11” (455cm) at 2’. The tree appears to have three major limbs, two of which are chained together at a height of about 7’, while the third has hollowed and begun to decay. This will eventually reduce the tree’s girth. The lighter dead wood can be seen in the front of the photograph.
February 2026 – Peter Norton: The female yew south of the porch has been cleaned of all ivy and the amount of dead/dying wood can be better observed. Chains are still visible in the crown, which looks as though it has lost a major limb

Tree ID	Location	Photo	Yews recorded	Girth
2677	Compton Chamberlayne		Ancient 4m-5m	488cm at 120cm - view more info
7238	Compton Chamberlayne		Notable	No data available - view more info

Compton Chamberlayne

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