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English Civil War

Battle of Babylon Hill (Yeovil)

1642
Somerset, England
Era
English Civil War
Battle Type
Skirmish
Location
Somerset, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Forces
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
Parliamentarians c. 600–1,000; small Somerset border skirmish.
VS
Victor
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
Royalists c. 800–1,200
Outcome
Indecisive
The Battle

History & Significance

Early Civil War clash near Somerset/Dorset border; small skirmish

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Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near Battle of Babylon Hill (Yeovil)

Roman villa at Lufton
Scheduled monument · ~1.2 miles
Later Iron Age enclosure, Ilchester Mead
Scheduled monument · ~1.9 miles
Ilchester Roman town
Scheduled monument · ~2.1 miles
West Mudford medieval settlement, 500m south west of West Mudford Farm
Scheduled monument · ~2.2 miles
Roman settlement remains immediately south of Westland Road
Scheduled monument · ~2.4 miles
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