Thorpe Mandeville

1791 Gentleman’s magazine part 1 p110/111: The churchyard is not without its yew-tree whose spreading top and hollow trunk testify to its antiquity.
30th October 1849 – History Gazetteer and Directory of Northamptonshire: In the churchyard is a fine yew-tree. Girth of 18 feet at 3 feet and 19 feet at 4 feet.
1981 Allen Meredith: The tree is quite sturdy with a girth of 23 feet at about 4 feet from the ground and 20 feet at 2 feet from the ground. It has decayed a little inside but is otherwise quite healthy.
1988: A girth of 20′ 2” (615cm) at 3′ recorded for the Conservation Foundation
February 1999 – Tim Hills: Completely hollow, its space filled to a height of 3′ with a thin layer of rich black soil on top of crumbling red heartwood wood with white stringy roots. Girth 19′ 6” (594cm) at 1′ and 20′ 5” (622cm) at 3′.
2007 – Ian Robert Brown: Large and healthy spread of foliage. Trunk hollowing with internal growth in the centre of the tree. No sign of disease. Appears very healthy.
13/3/2016 – Peter Norton: The ancient male yew grows on a small mound opposite the southeast corner of the church. It has a fine bole with a large basal cavity on the northeast side which allows you to view a hollowed bole that is filled with needle drop to a height of about 3′. Also visible is a large girthed and fine internal root. The crown was healthy. Girth was 20′ 1” (612cm) at about 6” where several nails mark an undulating height.
To the east of the church and on the perimeter is a younger male yew whose branches have been allowed to dip to the ground and several of these have rooted and fine upward growth can now be seen.
A further young male grows to the north on a small mound, both of these are around the 9′ in girth.