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    The Ankerwycke Yew at Runnymede

    The Ankerwycke Yew at Runnymede, Berkshire

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    The Ankerwycke Yew at Runnymede, Berkshire, is a 2,000 year old icon. It is said to have witnessed the oathing and sealing of the Magna Carta by King John in June 1215 and to be the location where Henry VIII met Anne Boleyn in the 1530s. This venerable yew (Taxus baccata) grows in the grounds of the ruined Priory of Ankerwycke and now measures an impressive 9.4m (31ft) wide.
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