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English Civil War

Odiham Castle Parliamentary Garrison 1643

1643
England
Era
English Civil War
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Forces
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
Royalist forces
VS
Victor
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
Parliamentary Hampshire garrison
Outcome
Parliamentary garrison maintained at Odiham through the early war period; it served as a supply base for besieging forces operating against Basing House to the south.
The Battle

History & Significance

Odiham in north Hampshire, with its ruined medieval castle, was established as a Parliamentary outpost garrison in 1643 to cover the approaches between Farnham and the Royalist garrison at Basing House. The castle ruins and the town served as a Parliamentary staging post for operations against Basing.

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Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near Odiham Castle Parliamentary Garrison 1643

Bowl barrow 30m south of Burrough Close
Scheduled monument · ~1.8 miles
Odiham Castle
Scheduled monument · ~2.3 miles
Earthwork in Great Park
Scheduled monument · ~2.9 miles
Roman villa at Lodge Farm, North Warnborough
Scheduled monument · ~3.1 miles
Basing House and the Grange Field
Scheduled monument · ~3.1 miles
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