Queen Elizabeth’s Oak
Queen Elizabeth's Oak was a veteran oak tree in Greenwich Park, London. Seeded in the 12th century, the tree formed part of the grounds of the Palace of Placentia, home to the Tudor royal family.Photo: Steve Daniels, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Memorial
- Description: tree in Greenwich Park, London, England
- Also known as: “Queen Elizabeth’s Oak, Greenwich Park”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Royal Observatory and Greenwich Park.
Royal Observatory
Museum
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Royal Observatory, Greenwich is an observatory situated on a hill in Greenwich Park in south east London, overlooking the River Thames to the north. Royal Observatory is situated 730 feet west of Queen Elizabeth’s Oak.
Greenwich Park
Park
Photo: Sebjarod, Public domain.
Greenwich Park is a former hunting park in Greenwich and one of the largest single green spaces in south-east London. One of the eight Royal Parks of London, and the first to be enclosed, it covers 74 hectares, and is part of the Greenwich World Heritage Site.
National Maritime Museum
Museum
Photo: KTC, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The National Maritime Museum is a maritime museum in Greenwich, London. It is part of Royal Museums Greenwich, a network of museums in the Maritime Greenwich World Heritage Site. National Maritime Museum is situated 1,900 feet northwest of Queen Elizabeth’s Oak.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Greenwich and Blackheath Royal Standard.
Greenwich
Town
Photo: KTC, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Greenwich is an affluent area in south-east London, England, within the Royal Borough of Greenwich and the ceremonial county of Greater London, 5.5 miles east-south-east of Charing Cross.
Blackheath Royal Standard
Quarter
Photo: Chris Denny, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Blackheath Royal Standard is a quarter.
Blackheath
Suburb
Photo: Vbloke, Public domain.
Blackheath is an area in Southeast London, straddling the border of the Royal Borough of Greenwich and the London Borough of Lewisham. Historically within the county of Kent, it is located 1-mile northeast of Lewisham, 1.5 miles south of Greenwich and 6.4 miles southeast of Charing Cross, the traditional centre of London.
Queen Elizabeth’s Oak
- Categories: dead wood and historic site
- Location: Greenwich, Greater London, London, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.4781° or 51° 28′ 41″ northLongitude
0.00181° or 0° 0′ 7″ eastOpen location code
9F32F2H2+6POpenStreetMap ID
node 3720058684OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorialOpenStreetMap feature
natural=treeWikidata ID
Q96400689
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In Other Languages
“Queen Elizabeth’s Oak” goes by many names.
- Vietnamese: “Cây sồi Nữ hoàng Elizabeth, Công viên Greenwich”
- Vietnamese: “Cây sồi Nữ vương Elizabeth, Công viên Greenwich”
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