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Harrying of the North -- Lindsey

1070
Lincolnshire, England
Also known as: Norman devastation Lincolnshire 1070 · Burning of Lindsey
Era
Medieval
Battle Type
Skirmish
Location
Lincolnshire, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Lindsey settlements
Forces
Lindsey settlements c. 400-1,000; Danelaw punishment campaign.
VS
Victor
William I
Forces
Norman forces c. 1,500-3,000
Outcome
Lincolnshire wapentakes burned; Danish collaboration punished
The Battle

History & Significance

The Danelaw district of Lindsey was ravaged partly as punishment for the welcome its population had extended to the Danish fleet, and Domesday Book records extensive wasted manors across the region.

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Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near Harrying of the North -- Lindsey

Roman settlement
Scheduled monument · ~2 miles
Medieval settlement of Croxton
Scheduled monument · ~2 miles
Site of medieval nunnery and post-Dissolution house, Nun Cotham
Scheduled monument · ~2.1 miles
Camera of the Knights Hospitallers, medieval settlement and cultivation remains, post-medieval house and gardens
Scheduled monument · ~2.7 miles
Yarborough Camp large univallate hillfort
Scheduled monument · ~2.8 miles
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