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AYG directory record

Ancient 7m+

Much Wenlock, Shropshire, England · Public access

This is a gazetteer pin, not a field profile. Open the Ancient Yew Group page for the survey notes. Age and girth here are class bands, not tapes.

LivingAncient 7m+ChurchyardOlder than dated churchPublic access

Church Preen Yew

Taxus baccata · Much Wenlock, Shropshire, England · SO 544 981

Pair with Claverley for a Shropshire day.

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Girth archive

Historic tapes, not a growth curve. Height of measurement varies.

Year	Girth	Recorder
2003	8.5 m	Ancient Yew Group · tape
2003	8.5 m	Ancient Yew Group · tape

Girth band: 8.5 m
Class band: 1,500–2,500 yrs
Confidence: Speculative
Sex: unknown

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Yew vs parish

This yew predates the present church by about 1,114 years.

Yew (estimated midpoint)26

Present churchc. 1140

Sacred site (earliest)c. 1100

Ages for hollow yews are speculative. A midpoint is a reading aid, not a ring count. Compare ranges on the profile, and treat anything beyond two millennia as a working hypothesis.

St John the Baptist, Church Preen profile

Nearest recorded

43 other recorded yews within 10 miles.