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The present tree is not the one under which Mr. Wesley preached but is
a scion of the original. 
Nearly
opposite the New Inn is "Wesley's Tree" where he preached his last sermon
in the open air in 1790. He notes in his journal "I stood under a large
tree and called to most of the inhabitants of the town 'the kingdom of
heaven is at hand: repent and believe in the Gospel'. It seemed as if
all that heard were, at the present, almost persuaded to be Christians".
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