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LocationEngland
East Sussex
Telscombe
S side of: Farm track (Cricketing Bottom)
Distance (S) from Greenwich
OS map detailsOS Explorer: 122
OS grid refTQ 40861.04267
(540861,104267)
WGS84 lat/long50.820821, -0.001602
TypeTree
Marking date1984?
AccessUnrestricted

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Additional picture credits
Steve J. Ridley (3 Feb 2011).

Tree variety: Quercus ilex (Holm Oak)

The information that this tree was deliberately planted on the Meridian comes from Ralph Palfrey following a conversation he had with 'the local farmer'.