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English Civil War

Siege of Wardour Castle 1644

1644
Wiltshire, England
Era
English Civil War
Battle Type
Siege
Location
Wiltshire, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Parliamentarians
Forces
Parliamentarians: c.1,000–1,500
VS
Victor
Royalists
Forces
Royalists: c.1,500–2,000
Outcome
Royalists retake castle; explosion damages it
The Battle

History & Significance

Royalists besieged and retook Wardour in 1644; a mine explosion during the siege caused severe damage that left the castle a ruin.

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Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near Siege of Wardour Castle 1644

Whitesheet Hill milestone
Scheduled monument · ~2.9 miles
Long barrow 170m south west of triangulation pillar on White Sheet Hill
Scheduled monument · ~2.9 miles
Berwick Coombe ditch
Scheduled monument · ~3.1 miles
Berwick Coombe round barrow
Scheduled monument · ~3.3 miles
Gallows Hill round barrow
Scheduled monument · ~3.5 miles
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