Site of 'The Midlands Oak'
Commemorative plaque and descendent of Midland Oak
Image courtesy of Gary Stocker, July 2020
Commemorative plaque accompanying the Midland Oak
Image courtesy of Gary Stocker, July 2020
Description of this historic site
The site of 'The Midlands Oak' a named tree which once stood at the junction of Lillington Avenue and Lillington Road and was believed to mark the centre of England.
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Notes about this historic site
1 At the junction of Lillington Avenue and Lillington Road stands a large tree known as the Midlands Oak, claimed to mark the centre of England.
2 No longer standing. Photos in Market Hall
- For the sources of these notes, see the
- Timetrail record
- produced by the Historic Environment Record.
Comments
The original Midlands Oak was also known as the “round tree”. In 1900 it was protected by a fence of tall, iron palings.
In the time of the civil war, when the parliamentarians were marching through the area on their way to Edge Hill, it was known of and spoken of in prints of the time as the centre of England tree.
It was thought to have been part of the old Bins Wood. Which covered the area a long time ago and was part of the forest of Arden.
Source: “Shakespeare’s Greenwood” by George Morley
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