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King Oak, Irton
King Oak
locality:-   Irton
civil parish:-   Irton with Santon (formerly Cumberland)
county:-   Cumbria
locality type:-   tree
locality type:-   oak
1Km square:-   NY1000 (?) 
10Km square:-   NY10

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Henry VI is said to have sheltered under the tree, 1464, as villagers would not give him shelter in their homes.

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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