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English Civil War

Skirmish at Northampton 1644

1644
Northamptonshire, England
Era
English Civil War
Battle Type
Skirmish
Location
Northamptonshire, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Royalists
Forces
Royalists c.200–400
VS
Victor
Parliamentarians
Forces
Parliamentarians c.300–500
Outcome
Royalist raiding party intercepted south of Northampton
The Battle

History & Significance

Northampton was a Parliamentary garrison town and its cavalry regularly intercepted Royalist parties attempting to raid into Northamptonshire from the Oxford area.

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Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near Skirmish at Northampton 1644

Saxon palace complex and Saxon and medieval urban deposits in the centre of Northampton
Scheduled monument · ~0.2 miles
Northampton Castle, remains of
Scheduled monument · ~0.2 miles
Eleanor Cross 1km south west of Delapre Abbey
Scheduled monument · ~1.5 miles
Multivallate hillfort at Hunsbury Hill
Scheduled monument · ~1.6 miles
Upton bowl barrow
Scheduled monument · ~2 miles
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