sentences:  Planted in the 13th century, "Hethel Old Thorn" (a specimen of Common Hawthorn, "Crataegus monogyna") is in the village churchyard, which is classified as the smallest reserve under the care of the British Wildlife Trusts partnership..The name 'Hethel' is derived from the older name 'Het Hill'.RAF Hethel was an airfield used by the US during the Second World War, and later by the RAF.