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| civil parish:- |
Shap Rural (formerly Westmorland) |
| county:- |
Cumbria |
| locality type:- |
tree |
| locality type:- |
ash |
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NY5415 |
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NY51 |
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This ash, Fraxinus excelsior, was haunted by Janet, an old woman who sat on a bough,
and knitted.
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The tree has been struck by lightning twice, once set on fire, needing to be extinguished
by the fire brigade.
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Bradshaw, Amy: 1991 (after): Ancient Interesting and Unusual Trees of Cumbria: Cumbria
Broadleaves (Bowness on Windermere, Cumbria):: ISBN 0 9524961 0 0
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