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Early Medieval

Centwine Drives Britons to the Sea 682

682
England
Era
Early Medieval
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Britons of Dumnonia
Forces
Britons of Dumnonia
VS
Victor
Centwine of Wessex
Forces
Centwine of Wessex
Outcome
Britons pushed to the coast; West Saxon territorial consolidation in Somerset
The Battle

History & Significance

The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle records that King Centwine drove the Britons to the sea in 682, indicating a major West Saxon campaign that pushed the Dumnonian Britons to the Bristol Channel coast, probably in Somerset or north Devon.

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Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near Centwine Drives Britons to the Sea 682

Early Christian to medieval settlement and cemetery
Scheduled monument · ~1.9 miles
Post-medieval pottery kiln 360m NNE of the Castle
Scheduled monument · ~2.1 miles
The Yarn Market
Scheduled monument · ~2.2 miles
Motte and bailey at Dunster Castle
Scheduled monument · ~2.3 miles
Cross in the churchyard of St George's Church
Scheduled monument · ~2.3 miles
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