Major Oak

The Major Oak is a large dead English oak near , in the midst of , Nottinghamshire, England. Thought to be between 800 and 1,200 years old, the tree was estimated to weigh 23 long tons and had a canopy of 92 feet at its peak.
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  • Tourist attraction
  • Description: tree in Sherwood Forest
  • Also known as
    “An Ancient Oak in Birchland Wood”
    “Cockpen Tree”
    “Queen Oak”
    “Queen’s Oak”
    “the Major’s Oak”
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Sherwood Forest and St Mary’s Church.
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Nature reserve
in is the last surviving tract of primeval forest in England.
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Church
St Mary's Church is a parish church in the in . is situated 3,500 feet southeast of Major Oak.
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Library
is situated 4,200 feet southeast of Major Oak.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Edwinstowe and Budby.
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Sherwood Forest in is the last surviving tract of primeval forest in England.
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Hamlet
is a hamlet and former civil parish, now in the…
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Town
is a village and former civil parish, now… is situated 2 miles east of Major Oak.

Major Oak

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Latitude
53.20466° or 53° 12′ 17″ north
Longitude
-1.07247° or 1° 4′ 21″ west
Open location code
9C5W6W3H+V2
Open­Street­Map ID
node 455984558
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­tree
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Wiki­data ID
Q388443

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In Other Languages

From Albanian to Tamil—“Major Oak” goes by many names.
  • Albanian: “Lisi i Madh”
  • Armenian: “Մայոր Օաք”
  • Chinese: “大橡樹”
  • Czech: “Major Oak”
  • Czech: “Velký dub”
  • Danish: “Major Oak”
  • Dutch: “Grote Eik van Sherwood”
  • Finnish: “Major Oak”
  • French: “Major Oak”
  • Galician: “Major Oak”
  • German: “Major Oak”
  • German: “Major-Eiche”
  • Hungarian: “Major tölgy”
  • Italian: “La Grande Quercia”
  • Italian: “Major Oak”
  • Korean: “메이저 오크”
  • Polish: “Major Oak”
  • Portuguese: “Major Oak”
  • Russian: “Дуб королевы”
  • Russian: “Дуб майора”
  • Russian: “Дуб-майор”
  • Russian: “Майор Дуб”
  • Russian: “Майоров дуб”
  • Spanish: “Major Oak”
  • Tamil: “மேஜர் ஓக்”

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