BattlefieldsSiege of Bridgnorth Castle 1646
English Civil War

Siege of Bridgnorth Castle 1646

1646
Shropshire, England
Also known as: Bridgnorth Civil War Siege
Era
English Civil War
Battle Type
Siege
Location
Shropshire, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Royalists
Forces
Royalist garrison c.200–400.
VS
Victor
Parliamentarians
Forces
Parliamentary c.2,000–3,000
Outcome
Bridgnorth Castle surrendered; tower left leaning at precarious angle
The Battle

History & Significance

Bridgnorth Castle in Shropshire was a Royalist garrison that Parliament reduced in 1646. The Parliamentary bombardment caused the castle tower to lean — it still stands at a more dramatic angle than the Tower of Pisa. The town of Bridgnorth, divided between high town (castle) and low town, was heavily damaged in the siege. The slighted castle tower remains one of the most striking Civil War monuments in the Midlands.

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