Stottesdon - churchyard

Nearest town: Cleobury Mortimer

Site type: churchyard

Access: Public

Church name: St Mary

Diocese: Hereford

County: Shropshire

Country: England

Grid ref: SO67248789

Lost yew site: No

Date visited: 5-Apr-03

Recorded by: Tim Hills

Protection & responsibility: Parochial Church Council

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

Notes: The Church of England website gives the following description: 'Tucked away behind this quiet and secluded village is a surprisingly large and historic parish church. With its earliest parts probably dating from before the Norman Conquest, the size of the church shows how important Stottesdon once was as the centre of a Hundred. It is a church that has served the community for a thousand years or so'. Several yews grow in this churchyard.