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Preston

Tree ID: 1035

Yews recorded: Ancient 4m-5m

Tree girth: 429cm

Girth height: at 45cm

Tree sex: female

Date of visit: 7-Apr-02

Source of earliest mention: 1936: The King's England - Arthur Mee

Notes:

Mee (1940s) regarded this as ‘still flourishing after 300 years’, suggesting that it was planted around 1630. A tomb touching the tree is dated 1675 and two others nearby 1657 and 1676.