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English Civil War

Battle of Middlewich

1643
Cheshire, England
Also known as: First Battle of Middlewich
Era
English Civil War
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
Cheshire, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Parliamentarians (Brereton)
Forces
Parliamentary c. 1,000–1,800; pitched battle.
VS
Victor
Royalists (Aston)
Forces
Royalist c. 1,500–2,500
Outcome
Royalists defeated Parliamentary forces; Parliamentarians withdrew
The Battle

History & Significance

Royalists secured Cheshire early in the war; established dominance in the county for the first year

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Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near Battle of Middlewich

Murgatroyd's Brine Works
Scheduled monument · ~0.7 miles
King Street Roman fort, Harbutt's Field
Scheduled monument · ~1.3 miles
Kinderton Hall moated site, two annexes, five fishponds, garden and prospect mound
Scheduled monument · ~1.4 miles
Stepped cross base in the churchyard of St Leonard's Church
Scheduled monument · ~2.4 miles
Bostock Hall moated site.
Scheduled monument · ~2.4 miles
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