Copleston Oak
Just outside the eastern boundary of the churchyard stands an ancient hollow oak tree called the Copleston Oak believed to date from the 17th century. It is named after a Lord of the Manor, Christopher Copleston, who supposedly stabbed his godson to death against the tree following a family dispute.
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