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English Civil War

Tutbury Castle Siege 1646

1646
England
Era
English Civil War
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Royalist
Forces
Royalist garrison
VS
Victor
Parliamentary
Forces
Parliamentary Staffordshire forces
Outcome
Royalist garrison surrendered April 1646 on honourable terms; castle subsequently slighted by Parliament.
The Battle

History & Significance

Tutbury Castle in Staffordshire was a Royalist stronghold commanding the Dove valley. Parliamentary forces besieged it during the final reduction of Royalist Midlands garrisons in 1646.

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Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near Tutbury Castle Siege 1646

Three sections of medieval town boundary located to the south and west of Tutbury
Scheduled monument · ~0.1 miles
Tutbury Castle
Scheduled monument · ~0.5 miles
Anglo-Scandinavian cross, St Mary's churchyard
Scheduled monument · ~1.5 miles
Woodend moated site
Scheduled monument · ~2.4 miles
Hoon Mount platformed bowl barrow
Scheduled monument · ~2.4 miles
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