Other places · Mid Wales
Brimmon Oak
In or near Newtown and Llanllwchaiarn.
Brimmon Oak in Wales Mid, United Kingdom.
Philip Halling — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Newtown · 1.3 km
Getting there & planning your visit
Brimmon Oak is located in Mid Wales, with the nearest railway station being Newtown, which is 1.3 km away. The postcode for navigation is SY16 4EE. Entry information is not provided, so please check in advance for any potential fees or accessibility details.
About
Brimmon Oak is a place of interest in Wales Mid, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
The Brimmon Oak is a veteran tree in Newtown, Powys, Wales. A pedunculate oak (sometimes called "English oak"), it is thought to be around 500 years old and has been on land farmed by the same family since the 1600s. The tree was scheduled to be felled as part of the construction of the A483 Newtown Bypass in 2015 but was saved as the result of a petition. The tree was named both Welsh and British Tree of the Year for 2016 and was runner up in the European Tree of the Year awards of 2017.
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Background
History
The Brimmon Oak is thought to be more than 500 years old. The tree has been pollarded for timber in the past and has a girth of over 6 m. The land the tree stands on has been owned by the same family of farmers for generations the current owner claims his family has farmed the field around the tree since the 1600s, and a 1901 photograph shows a wedding party sheltering beneath the tree's canopy. It has been described as one of the most significant natural monuments of Montgomeryshire, the historic county in which it stands. A further petition was launched in May 2018 to name the soon-to-be opened bypass as the "Newtown Brimmon Oak Bypass" in honour of the tree.
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- Coordinates
- 52.5125, -3.2929
- District
- Powys
- Parish
- Newtown and Llanllwchaiarn
- Postcode
- SY16 4EE
- Parliamentary constituency
- Montgomeryshire and Glyndwr
- Established
- 1500
- Nearest railway station
- Newtown — 1.3 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q55605947 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Brimmon Oak (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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📷 4Frequently asked questions
- Where is Brimmon Oak?
- Brimmon Oak is in Mid Wales, United Kingdom (postcode SY16 4EE), in the parish of Newtown and Llanllwchaiarn.
- What is Brimmon Oak?
- Brimmon Oak in Wales Mid, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Brimmon Oak?
- The nearest railway station is Newtown, about 1.3 km away. Drivers can use postcode SY16 4EE.
- When was Brimmon Oak built?
- Built or established in 1500.
- How do I get to Brimmon Oak?
- The nearest railway station is Newtown, about 1.3 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode SY16 4EE.