Cooksbridge - former Coombe Estate (Sussex)
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Cooksbridge - former Coombe Estate (Sussex) |
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| Two superb Wellingtonia sit astride the top of the driveway to the cottage, and two more sit in the adjacent field. The owner of the house very kindly helped with the measuring of the two by the gate but the other two were buried too deep in the undergrowth to make measuring practical at the time. The grounds were once part of the Coombe Estate until the 1950's. It is possible they were planted by Captain / Vice admiral Henry Shiffner of Coombe Place (4 Nov 1788 - 18 Mar 1859). |
| Common Names and Latin Name | No. | Latitude and Longitude | OS National Grid | Elevation (above sea-level) |
Height | Girth | Date Measured | |
| WGS84 | OSGB36 | |||||||
| Giant Redwood, Wellingtonia Sequoiadendron giganteum |
1 | N50.90062 W0.01086 |
N50.90004 W0.00926 |
TQ 39970 13122 | 90ft (27.4m) |
23.4m | 4.4m | June 2007 |
| 2 | N50.90121 W0.01051 |
N50.90063 W0.00891 |
TQ 39993 13189 | 93ft (28.35m) |
24.98m | 4.6m | June 2007 | |
| 3 | N50.90168 W0.01073 |
N50.90110 W0.00913 |
TQ 39976 13240 | 88ft (26.83m) |
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| 4 | N50.90169 W0.01075 |
N50.90111 W0.00915 |
TQ 39974 13242 | 90ft (27.4m) |
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| Girth was measured at 1.5 metres from ground | ||||||||