Kidlington Oak Tree

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Overview

Nation   England

County   Oxfordshire

Location   The village green, near the house of the late Judge Morton,  Kidlington

Map location   in the vicinity

Year opened   unknown

Year closed   unknown

Century of Operation   1600-1699

Building Type   Hollow oak tree

Remarks   A large hollow oak on Kidlington's green was used for the "immediate imprisonment of Vagabonds and Malefactors" before they were removed to the county jail.

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SOURCES

    "Sylva, or A Discourse of Forest-Trees and the Propagation of Timber in His Majesty's Dominions" by John Evelyn, published in the 1660s

  • https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=SlBNAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA161#v=onepage&q&f=false

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