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English Civil War

Skirmish at Kirton in Lindsey 1643

1643
Lincolnshire, England
Era
English Civil War
Battle Type
Skirmish
Location
Lincolnshire, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Royalists
Forces
Royalist garrison c.50–100; small garrison clearance.
VS
Victor
Parliamentarians
Forces
Parliamentary c.200–300
Outcome
Royalist garrison expelled from Kirton
The Battle

History & Significance

The Parliamentary clearance of small Royalist garrisons in north Lincolnshire in 1643 removed the threat to the Eastern Association northern flank.

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Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near Skirmish at Kirton in Lindsey 1643

Romano-British villa at Mount Pleasant Farm
Scheduled monument · ~2 miles
Monks Garth moated site
Scheduled monument · ~2.5 miles
Site of medieval preceptory and settlement remains, Temple Garth
Scheduled monument · ~2.6 miles
Southorpe medieval settlement and cultivation remains
Scheduled monument · ~2.6 miles
Round barrow 210m east of Cleatham Hall Farm
Scheduled monument · ~2.7 miles
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