Nearest town: Penrith
Site type: churchyard
Access: Public
Church name: St Martin
Diocese: Carlisle
County: Cumbria
Country: England
Grid ref: NY43431841
Lost yew site: No
Date visited: 18-Jun-02
Recorded by: Tim Hills
Protection & responsibility: Parochial Church Council
Yews recorded at this site: Ancient 5m-7m
Notes: There has been a church at this site since at least 1220. It lies in a valley between high hills south of Ullswater. In 1839 William Ford was the first to record this 'picturesque yew-tree' in his Description of Scenery in the Lake District. It is without doubt one of the finest churchyard yew settings in England. The female tree grows NE of the church, and although the photographs suggests prolific greenness, foliage was so thin that bird nests could be seen in its branches.
Site files:
Tree ID | Location | Photo | Yews recorded | Girth |
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777 | Martindale | ![]() |
Ancient 5m-7m | 592cm at 30cm - view more info |