Cynric and Ceawlin fought the British at Beranburh, identified with Barbury Castle hillfort on the Marlborough Downs, in 556. The battle extended West Saxon power across Wiltshire toward the Thames valley. The Iron Age hillfort at Barbury was a natural British rallying point against the Saxon advance.
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