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Baschurch

Nearest town: Shrewsbury

Site type: churchyard

Access: Public

Church name: All Saints

Diocese: Lichfield

County: Shropshire

Country: England

Grid ref: SJ42232187

Lost yew site: No

Date visited: 11-Aug-99

Recorded by: Tim Hills

Protection & responsibility: Conservation Area-Shropshire CC

Yews recorded at this site: Ancient 4m-5m

Notes: This was an important settlement in Saxon times, so the 13/14th century church may not be the original. The veteran yew grows east of the present building. In 2000 Pat Denne recorded a further 13 young yews with diameters between 30cm and 70cm.

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