Brockenhurst

Nearest town: Southampton

Site type: churchyard

Access: Public

Church name: St Nicholas

Diocese: Winchester

County: Hampshire

Country: England

Grid ref: SU30520176

Lost yew site: Yes

Date visited: 20-Dec-98

Recorded by: Tim Hills

Protection & responsibility: Parochial Church Council

Yews recorded at this site: Ancient 5m-7m, Lost

Notes: The Brockenhurst Yew is seen here in an old engraving and a series of postcards. A church is thought to have existed on this site since 737 AD. The circular origins of the churchyard could, according to Cornish (1946), still be traced.

Site files:

Brockenhurst-2019.pdf