| Shire Oak | |
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&sq=Google&lang=en&file=File:Headingley,_Yorkshire_St_Michael%27s_Church_and_the_Shire_Oak,_1897_(14286343497)_(cropped).jpg) The Shire Oak photographed in front of St Michael's Church in 1897 | |
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| Location | Headingley, West Yorkshire |
| Coordinates | 53°49′12″N 1°34′34″W / 53.8199°N 1.5762°W |
| Date felled | 26 May 1941 |
The Shire Oak was an ancient tree that stood in Headingley, now a suburb of the city of Leeds. It is thought to date from the time of the Danelaw in 9th-century England and is a shire oak, a tree that was used as a meeting point for local assemblies. The wapentake (Danish local assembly) in this area was known as the Skyrack wapentake after the tree. The Shire Oak was felled by winds in 1941 and a plaque now marks the place in which it once stood.