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Stephen's Oak, Burneside
Stephen's Oak
George Fox's Oak
locality:-   Burneside
civil parish:-   Strickland Roger (formerly Westmorland)
county:-   Cumbria
locality type:-   tree
locality type:-   oak
coordinates:-   SD51029610 (approx) 
1Km square:-   SD5196
10Km square:-   SD59

hearsay:-  
Stood at the corner of the roads to Garnett Bridge and to Sprint Bridge, opposite Burneside Hall.
It was believed to have been one of seven oaks in Westmorland that were alive in the time of Stephen, 12th century. George Fox, the Quaker, is said to have preached beneath its shade. After it had died, it was felled, 1972, and some remains lay in the garden of Sprint Mill.

Shiels, Sue & Simpson, Colin &Acland, Romola: 2008: Trees of Burneside

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