Ankerwycke Yew

Coordinates: 51°26′41″N 0°33′23″W / 51.44475°N 0.55651°W

The Ankerwycke Yew

The Ankerwycke Yew is an ancient yew tree close to the ruins of St Mary's Priory, the site of a Benedictine nunnery built in the 12th century. It is near Wraysbury in Berkshire, England. It is a male tree with a girth of 8 metres (26 ft) at 0.3 metres.[1] The tree is at least 1,400 years old and could be much older, with some people citing it's 2,400.[2]

On the opposite bank of the River Thames are the meadows of Runnymede and this tree is said to have been witness to the signing of Magna Carta. It is also said to be the location where Henry VIII met Anne Boleyn in the 1530s.[3]

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References

  1. ↑ "Ancient Tree Hunt". Woodland Trust. Retrieved 2010-03-08.
  2. ↑ Bevan-Jones, Robert (2004). The ancient yew: a history of Taxus baccata. Bollington: Windgather Press. p. 57. ISBN 0-9545575-3-0.
  3. ↑ "The Ankerwycke Yew at Runnymede". National Trust. Retrieved 2010-03-08.

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