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The Hethel Old Thorn
Hethel, Norfolk
Recorded by: Not specified
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Heritage Tree
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Trees of National Special Interest (TNSI)
- Species:
- Hawthorn
- Form:
- Multi stem
- Standing or fallen:
- Fragmented
- Living status:
- Alive
- Girth:
- 2.45m at a height of 1.50m
- Veteran status:
- Ancient tree
- County:
- Norfolk
- Country:
- England
- Grid reference:
- TG1710100510
- Public accessibility:
- Public - partial access (e.g. next to footpath or road)
- Surroundings:
- Bridlepath / footpath, Field
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The Hethel Old Thorn
Hethel, Norfolk
Recorded by: Not specified
- Species:
- Hawthorn
- Form:
- Multi stem
- Standing or fallen:
- Fragmented
- Living status:
- Alive
- Girth:
- 2.45m at a height of 1.50m
- Condition:
- Hollowing trunk, Decaying wood in the crown, Decaying wood on the ground
- Veteran status:
- Ancient tree
- Tree number:
- 179475
- Local or historic name:
- The Hethel Old Thorn
- County:
- Norfolk
- Country:
- England
- Grid reference:
- TG1710100510
- Public accessibility:
- Public - partial access (e.g. next to footpath or road)
- Surroundings:
- Bridlepath / footpath, Field
- Ancient tree site:
- --
- Woodland Trust wood:
- No
- Epiphytes:
- --
- Fungi:
- --
- Invertebrates:
- --
- Bats:
- --
- Recorded by:
- Not specified
- Recording organisation:
- --
- Last visited:
- 24/11/2023
- First recorded:
- 13/04/2008
This is the well-known Hethel Old Thorn, mentioned in several old tree books as being the largest-girthed and oldest hawthorn in Britain, possibly around 500 yrs. old. However, other thorns have recently been recorded in Knole Park, Kent and Crawley, W. Sussex that both have slightly larger boles than this tree's when it was intact, and must be of an equivalent age. These thorns are also shown on this website.
From the OS map overlay, this hawthorn is shown to the S. where King John's Thorn lane is