Townend - National Trust

Nearest town: Ambleside

Site type: garden

Access: Public

Church name: No Data

Diocese: No Data

County: Cumbria

Country: England

Grid ref: NY40600211

Lost yew site: Yes

Date visited: 27-Mar-14

Recorded by: Tim Hills

Protection & responsibility: National Trust

Yews recorded at this site: Lost, Notable

Notes: The yews are in the garden of a National Trust property. The many generations of Brownes, who owned the property, kept meticulous records and include the following entry: 'The yew trees were planted in 1736, by Tony Benson, and his son, costing the Brownes two shillings'. The yews grow in a slightly curved line SW of the house. They are shown here as two entries, each entry consisting of six trees either side of the path.