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English Civil War

Action at Bampton 1645

1645
Oxfordshire, England
Also known as: Skirmish at Bampton Castle
Era
English Civil War
Battle Type
Skirmish
Location
Oxfordshire, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Royalists
Forces
Royalist c.300–600
VS
Victor
Parliamentarians (Cromwell)
Forces
Parliamentary (Cromwell) c.1,000–2,000
Outcome
Parliamentary horse seized Bampton; garrison overrun
The Battle

History & Significance

Cromwell swept through the Oxford Plain in April 1645 taking Bampton and other posts to starve Oxford of cavalry and forage ahead of the summer campaign.

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Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near Action at Bampton 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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