Appleton Thorn (Bawming the Thorn)
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Appleton Thorn (Bawming the Thorn)
Image: © S Parish Taken: Unknown
The thorn tree at Appleton Thorn, Warrington. The hawthorn at Appleton is supposedly a descendant of the Holy Thorn at Glastonbury, which was itself said to have sprung from the staff of Joseph of Arimathea. Local children celebrate with a festival each June (a modern invention).
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Image Location
Latitude
53.347124
Longitude
-2.549737