wirethorn

1) Names for the yew in parts of south Yorkshire.

1657 my close … called by the name of Wiretree feeld, Selby

c.1750 In these moors is found yew in plenty, which the country people call wire thorne, Hatfield.

spellings wiretree
places Selby Hatfield
dates 1657 1750

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