Oak tree at the corner of Russell Drive and Rutherford Hill, Malpas, Newport
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Oak tree at the corner of Russell Drive and Rutherford Hill, Malpas, Newport
Image: © Jaggery Taken: 22 Feb 2013
This oak is undoubtedly many decades, and probably several centuries, older than the surrounding houses. A 1940s map of this area shows no houses or roads hereabouts. It was a rural area at the southern edge of the Malpas Court estate.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.613755
Longitude
-3.00918