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Landmark Glastonbury Holy Thorn Tree Chopped Down
Police probe vandalism after the Glastonbury Holy Thorn Tree is cut to a stump on Wearyall Hill. Mayor John Coles cites tears from pilgrims and locals while rekindling legends linking St Joseph of Arimathea to an ancient thorn tree once tied to Christmas sprigs for Queen Elizabeth II.
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