Military Rank:

Captain

First Name:

John

Last Name:

Shenton

Memorial Type:

Memorial - Plaque

Does the monument still exist?

Yes

Installation Date:

1942

Inscription:

Captain Shenton's Tree. This tablet marks the site formally occupied by a tree in which Captain John Shenton, an officer in the army of Charles I, hid to escape capture by the soldiers of the Parliamentary forces during the Great Civil War circa 1645. The wind blew down the tree in 1942.

Allegiance:

Royalist

Condition:

Good

Condition Description:

It is clean and readable

Memorial Notes:

He returned to his estate after the battle of Naseby and had to hide frequently in this large Wych Elm tree.