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English Civil War

Siege of Newport Pagnell 1643

1643
Buckinghamshire, England
Era
English Civil War
Battle Type
Siege
Location
Buckinghamshire, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Royalists
Forces
Royalist garrison c.100–150; siege hold.
VS
Victor
Parliamentarians
Forces
Parliamentary besiegers c.500–800
Outcome
Parliament seized Newport Pagnell October 1643; fortified as garrison base
The Battle

History & Significance

Newport Pagnell became Parliament main garrison in Buckinghamshire and a staging post for Midlands operations; Oliver Cromwell oversaw its fortification.

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Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near Siege of Newport Pagnell 1643

Tickford Bridge
Scheduled monument · ~0.1 miles
Civil War defences in Bury Field
Scheduled monument · ~0.2 miles
Great Linford Brickworks
Scheduled monument · ~1.7 miles
Moated site known as Caves Manor immediately east of the Manor House
Scheduled monument · ~1.7 miles
Bowl barrow at junction of Crofts End and Bedford Road
Scheduled monument · ~1.9 miles
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