500-year-old tree where 'Pilgrim's Progress' author John Bunyan had preached burns down
"The group were clearing the surrounding area of the tree, which stands alone in the meadow which belongs to the parish council, to make space to plant a new tree in the new year.
Although they believed the bonfire was lit at a 'safe distance', somehow the branches caught fire. "

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