BattlefieldsSiege of Boarstall House
English Civil War

Siege of Boarstall House

1644–1646
Buckinghamshire, England
Also known as: Boarstall Buckinghamshire 1646
Era
English Civil War
Battle Type
Siege
Location
Buckinghamshire, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Royalists
Forces
Royalist garrison c.100-150.
VS
Victor
Parliamentarians
Forces
Parliamentarians c.1,000-1,500
Outcome
Boarstall House surrendered June 1646 — one of last Oxfordshire/Bucks Royalist holdouts
The Battle

History & Significance

Boarstall House (near Brill, Buckinghamshire) was a moated Tudor house used as a Royalist garrison throughout the war. Its position between Oxford and Aylesbury made it strategically significant. It held out until June 1646, after Oxford had fallen. The gatehouse survives as a National Trust property.

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