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Bury St Edmunds - Abbey Gardens

Nearest town: Bury St Edmunds

Site type: garden

Access: Public

Church name: No Data

Diocese: No Data

County: Suffolk

Country: England

Grid ref: TL85646424

Lost yew site: No

Date visited: 2-Nov-17

Recorded by: Laura Smith

Protection & responsibility: No data

Yews recorded at this site: Notable

Notes: The Abbey was founded in 633, and went through various incarnations until the Dissolution in 1539, after which it fell into ruin. In the 19th Century the grounds became Botanical Gardens, originally laid out in the same style as the Royal Botanic Gardens in Brussels. The gardens were created in 1831 by Nathaniel Hodson. The plan shows the approximate position of the yews recorded.