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Aldworth

Nearest town: Reading

Site type: churchyard

Access: Public

Church name: St Mary

Diocese: Oxford

County: Berkshire

Country: England

Grid ref: SU55407937

Lost yew site: No

Date visited: 1-Nov-97

Recorded by: Tim Hills

Protection & responsibility: Parochial Church Council

Yews recorded at this site: Ancient 7m+

Notes: The present church dates largely from the 14th century, but the site is much older. This well documented tree had a girth of about 27' recorded at various times between 1644 and 1972. According to Allen Meredith It was badly damaged by a storm in 1976. The postcards showing the tree before the storm damage were supplied by Christian Wolf.

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