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English Civil War

Skirmish at Berkhamsted 1643

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

Who Fought

Defeated
Royalists
Forces
Royalists c.100–200
VS
Victor
Parliamentarians
Forces
Parliamentarians c.150–250
Outcome
Royalist patrol driven off at Berkhamsted
The Battle

History & Significance

Berkhamsted and its castle formed part of the defensive perimeter Parliament maintained northwest of London against Royalist cavalry forays from Oxford.

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Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near Skirmish at Berkhamsted 1643

Berkhamsted motte and bailey castle
Scheduled monument · ~0.3 miles
First World War Training Trenches and associated earthworks south of Berkhamsted Cricket Club
Scheduled monument · ~0.5 miles
Site of Roman building, N of Berkhamsted Castle
Scheduled monument · ~0.7 miles
Hertfordshire Grim's Ditch: 210m long section immediately north west of Woodcock Hill
Scheduled monument · ~1.3 miles
Sections of Grims Ditch
Scheduled monument · ~1.4 miles
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