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English Civil War

Siege of Corfe Castle (First)

1643
Dorset, England
Era
English Civil War
Battle Type
Siege
Location
Dorset, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Parliamentarians
Forces
Parliamentarians c.500-800. Dorset castle defense.
VS
Victor
Royalists (Lady Banks)
Forces
Royalists c.50-100 garrison
Outcome
Lady Banks held castle with 5 men; besiegers withdrew
The Battle

History & Significance

Lady Mary Banks defended with handful of men; Dorset Parliamentarians failed to reduce the castle; a famous Royalist defence

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Frequently Asked Questions

Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near Siege of Corfe Castle (First)

The Rings: a ringwork and bailey and a Civil War battery 400m south west of Corfe Castle
Scheduled monument · ~0.2 miles
Bowl barrow 900m WNW of Peaked Close House: part of a dispersed round barrow cemetery on Corfe Common
Scheduled monument · ~0.8 miles
Bowl barrow 850m WNW of Peaked Close House: part of a dispersed round barrow cemetery on Corfe Common
Scheduled monument · ~0.8 miles
Bowl barrow 1120m WNW of Peaked Close House: part of a dispersed round barrow cemetery on Corfe Common
Scheduled monument · ~0.8 miles
Bowl barrow 930m WNW of Peaked Close House: part of a dispersed round barrow cemetery on Corfe Common
Scheduled monument · ~0.8 miles
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