Pulpit Oak
Introduction
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Pulpit Oak
Image: © Roger Jones Taken: 19 Nov 2011
With a girth of more than 4.5m Pulpit Oak is probably over 400 years old. It is a marker for the ancient boundaries of Chigwell and Woodford; now the modern boundaries of Essex and Greater London. It is thought to have been a rallying point for commoners to fight against attempts by the Lords to enclose Knighton Wood in the C17 & C18. The tree is showing signs of its great age with only three stems surviving along with numerous dead branches, it is surrounded by bramble for protection.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.622696
Longitude
0.03251