SarahEvGeorge published The fascinating history of the Lingfield Oak Tree

If you were asked to guess how old Lingfield's oldest living resident is, your estimates might be in the 90 or early 100s and you're likely to imagine an elderly lady.What you perhaps wouldn't immediately think of is the imposing tree which has been part of the village furniture for longer than most of its buildings.On the edge of the footpath in Plaistow Street, next to Gun Pond, the so-called Lingfield Oak Tree is estimated to be around 420 years old.READ MORE: This Surrey tree, one of...

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