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Barfrestone

Tree ID: 1027

Yews recorded: Ancient 5m-7m

Tree girth: 523cm

Girth height: at the ground

Tree sex: female

Date of visit: 7-Apr-02

Source of earliest mention: 1936: The King's England - Arthur Mee

Notes:

April 2002 – Tim Hills: Ivy concealed much of the bole and I estimated that about a quarter was dead wood. A bell hangs in its branches, connected by wires and pulleys to the church. Girths recorded were 17′ 2” (523cm) at the ground and 16′ 7” (505cm) at 3′.