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English Civil War

Bridgnorth Siege 1646

1646
England
Era
English Civil War
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Royalist
Forces
Royalist garrison
VS
Victor
Parliamentary
Forces
Parliamentary Midlands forces under Colonel Thomas Mytton
Outcome
Parliamentary victory; Bridgnorth taken April 1646 after the town was stormed, though the castle held briefly longer before surrendering.
The Battle

History & Significance

Bridgnorth in Shropshire was one of the last Royalist garrisons in the Midlands to surrender. The town and castle on their high sandstone ridge resisted Parliamentary siege until April 1646, with the town eventually stormed.

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Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near Bridgnorth Siege 1646

Bridgnorth Castle
Scheduled monument · ~0.2 miles
Panpudding Hill: a ringwork and bailey castle 100m south of Bridgnorth Station
Scheduled monument · ~0.4 miles
The Hermitage
Scheduled monument · ~0.8 miles
Motte and bailey castle 90m west of St Mary Magdalene's Church, Quatford
Scheduled monument · ~2 miles
Medieval cross in St Gregory's churchyard
Scheduled monument · ~2.9 miles
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