The Battle of Cheriton on 29 March 1644 was one of the most strategically significant parliamentary victories of the Civil War. Waller's parliamentary army defeated Hopton's Royalist southern army near Cheriton in Hampshire. The Royalist defeat ended their control of Hampshire and opened the route for parliamentary armies to operate freely in the south. It prevented any serious Royalist threat to London from the south and was a major turning point in the war before Marston Moor.
This battlefield is listed on the Register of Historic Battlefields — a national designation identifying Britain's most significant battle sites for protection and further research. Reference: Registered Battlefield (Historic England).
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