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St Martin, Martindale: yew tree
locality type:-   yew
locality type:-   tree

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The yew tree has been dated, it is about 1300 years old. Long bows made out of the yew wood were used at the Battle of Agincourt and at Flodden Field.

Richardson, Keith: 2011: Jack's Yak: River Greta Writer (Keswick, Cumbria):: ISBN 978 0 9559640 2 2
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