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English Civil War

Skirmish at Bampton in the Bush 1645

1645
Oxfordshire, England
Era
English Civil War
Battle Type
Skirmish
Location
Oxfordshire, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Royalists
Forces
c. 100–150 Royalist garrison.
VS
Victor
Parliamentarians
Forces
c. 200–300 Parliamentary cavalry
Outcome
Small Royalist garrison at Bampton seized
The Battle

History & Significance

Bampton garrison in west Oxfordshire was one of many small Royalist posts cleared by Parliamentary cavalry in the spring 1645 campaign around Oxford.

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Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near Skirmish at Bampton in the Bush 1645

Burroway enclosure
Scheduled monument · ~1.3 miles
Causewayed enclosure and associated features on the south bank of the River Thames, immediately west of Rushey Weir
Scheduled monument · ~1.4 miles
Long mortuary enclosure and associated barrow 120m south of Rushey Weir
Scheduled monument · ~1.5 miles
Rectangular enclosures 1100yds (1010m) NW of Mount Owen Farm
Scheduled monument · ~2 miles
Ring ditches
Scheduled monument · ~2.1 miles
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