246 Yew- Trees of Great Britain and Ireland 



ground level being 14 feet, and the same at 3 feet ; 

 the spread of foliage is 65 feet from east to west 

 and 78 from north to south, the length of the bole 

 10 feet. The tree is quite hollow, with a large 

 opening on the west side, but the shell of the tree 

 is thick and healthy-looking, and small sprigs are 

 shooting out all over it. 



'The church,' says the Rev. H. L. Maud, who 

 has kindly furnished the above details, 'stands 

 upon the site of a much older edifice, and the 

 whole parish used to belong to the abbots of 

 Winchester.' 



I measured these in 1895, and the larger tree 

 (No. i) then girthed :- 



1. At ground line, 15 feet 4 inches; at 3 feet, 

 1 2 feet 8 inches ; at 4 feet, 1 6 feet 4 inches. The 

 interior is hollow below, but nearly closed in by 

 new wood up to 12 feet. This tree is on the 

 south side of the church. 



2. Close to the preceding is another, 6 feet 

 9 inches at 3 feet. 



3. at the east end of the church, measures at the 

 ground 1 1 *6 inches and 1 2 feet at 3 feet. There 

 are three dead branches in the interior. Two 

 trunks united up to 4 feet, then divide into six 

 large branches ; apparent height, 30 feet ; diameter 

 of umbrage, 6 1 feet. 



There are some fine yews by the roadside, be- 

 twixt Sanderstead and the railway station, about 



