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Siege of Cirencester 1144

1144
Gloucestershire, England
Also known as: Cirencester Castle 1144
Era
Medieval
Battle Type
Siege
Location
Gloucestershire, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Angevin garrison
Forces
Angevin garrison: c.300–600.
VS
Victor
King Stephen
Forces
Stephen: c.2,000–4,000
Outcome
Town taken by Stephen
The Battle

History & Significance

The taking of Cirencester in 1144 tightened the royal grip on the Cotswolds and reduced Angevin influence in the region.

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Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near Siege of Cirencester 1144

Churchyard cross
Scheduled monument · ~0.1 miles
Corinium Roman town
Scheduled monument · ~0.2 miles
St John's Hospital chantry
Scheduled monument · ~0.3 miles
Long barrow and Roman amphitheatre and cemetery
Scheduled monument · ~0.4 miles
Tar Barrows: the earthwork and buried remains of two prehistoric or Roman round barrows and the buried remains of a Romano-British or earlier funerary and ritual site
Scheduled monument · ~0.6 miles
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