Cusop

The yew grows SE of the church, a bulging fluted bole with many subsantial branches.
1866 – Woolhope Papers: Girths of 21′ 2” (645cm) at 3′ and 22′ 10” (696cm) at 4′ recorded.
1889 – Woolhope Papers: Girth of 22′ 3” (678cm) at 3′.
August 1999 – Tim Hills: Girths of 23′ 8” (721cm) at 1′ and 26′ 11” (820cm) at 3′ recorded.
2012 – Tim Hills: Girth of 24′ 1” (734cm) at 1′ and 27′ 7” (841cm) at 3′.
October 2015 -Peter Norton: The yew grows near the southeast corner of the church. It is female, with a clean lower bole and a vast coverage of the crown that has been allowed to almost touch the ground. A girth of 24′ 2” (737cm) at the root crown was recorded. Several nails have been removed from around the bole, leaving rust stains.
April 2016 – Paul Wood: The largest of Cusop’s ancient yews was measured at the root crown all the way around the tree and 24′ 2” (737cm) was recorded. William Seward, the famous Methodist martyr lies peacefully beneath this tree.