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Commemorative Trees
Commemorative Trees Planted within the
Parish Boundaries
Village Hall
Oak Tree planted for the Millennium
Church Yard
Field Maple – Miss Venerballs
Silver Birch Mrs Edith Priestner – for
her services to the Church
Crab Apple – Reverend Ben Elliot
largest of these original trees are
around 20 feet in girth whereas ours
is only 14 feet. It is however clearly
older than the Horse Trough (1891) and
was probably planted in the early 19th
Century by the 11th Duke of Somerset
at around the time of the Battle of
Waterloo and the end of the war with
France (1815) or for Victoria’s
Coronation (1837). The presence of the
nearby Copper Beech of the same age
suggests a commemorative planting.
The Copper Beech- Unknown
This tree is probably the same age as
the Oak.
Knapp
Luckomb Oak – planted by the Duke of
Somerset
This interesting tree is a hybrid
between Turkey oak and Cork oak
(occurring naturally in (S. Europe)
first raised at Exeter in 1762. The
The Cherry- Unknown
The Young Oak- Unknown
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