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The Crouch Oak in Surrey was supposedly the marker point for the edge of Windsor Forest, when it covered a much larger area, and Queen Elizabeth I is said to have picnicked beneath its branches.

From BBC • Aug. 25, 2020

In the yard of its Presbyterian church, founded in 1717, stood an ancient tree known as the “Holy Oak”, where Washington is said to have picnicked with the Marquis de Lafayette.

From The Guardian • Feb. 8, 2018