College Oak
By the lake, College Oak resides. The Oak tree was planted around 948AD, which makes it around 1062 years old and not only one of the oldest trees in the UK but one of the oldest in Europe. Other websites cite the tree as being 400 years old. Either way, the original trunk's interior is rotten and as a result no accurate dating can take place.
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