Major Oak, Sherwood Forest, Edwinstowe
Edwinstowe, the Major Oak c1960
Reproduced courtesy of The Francis Frith Collection.
Reproduced courtesy of The Francis Frith Collection.
The Major Oak was named after the local antiquarian, Major Rooke, who was very fond of the tree and it is said the locals referred to it as 't' Major's Oak' which soon became simply the Major Oak. Before 1800 it was more generally known as the Queen Oak and it is now the largest oak surviving in Sherwood, but in spite of it's girth of 33 feet, is still only the 20th largest in England.
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