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English Civil War

Siege of Bolton Castle 1645

1645
Yorkshire, England
Era
English Civil War
Battle Type
Siege
Location
Yorkshire, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Royalists
Forces
c. 80–120 Royalist garrison.
VS
Victor
Parliamentarians
Forces
c. 1,200–1,800 Parliamentary besiegers
Outcome
Bolton Castle in Wensleydale surrendered November 1645
The Battle

History & Significance

Bolton Castle in Wensleydale was one of the last Royalist garrisons in the North Riding to hold out after Marston Moor; its fall completed Parliamentary control of Yorkshire.

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Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near Siege of Bolton Castle 1645

Cairn 255m south west of Moor House Farm
Scheduled monument · ~0.7 miles
Roman fort at Wensley
Scheduled monument · ~0.8 miles
Keld Heads lead smelt mill and mine complex
Scheduled monument · ~1.1 miles
Wensley Bridge
Scheduled monument · ~1.4 miles
Penhill Knights Templar preceptory and earlier field system at Temple Farm
Scheduled monument · ~2.1 miles
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