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English Civil War

Skirmish at Sherburn-in-Elmet 1645

1645
Yorkshire, England
Also known as: Battle of Sherburn 1645
Era
English Civil War
Battle Type
Skirmish
Location
Yorkshire, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Royalists (Digby)
Forces
c. 400–700 Royalist horse (Digby).
VS
Victor
Parliamentarians (Poyntz)
Forces
c. 600–1,000 Parliamentary (Poyntz)
Outcome
Parliamentary cavalry surprised Digby horse at Sherburn; 600 prisoners taken; Digby dispatches captured
The Battle

History & Significance

Sydenham Poyntz surprised George Digby Royalist horse at Sherburn-in-Elmet in October 1645; Digby dispatches were captured revealing Royalist plans including the attempt to raise a new army in the north; it ended the last serious Royalist military activity in Yorkshire.

Casualties & Losses

c.600 Royalists captured

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Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near Skirmish at Sherburn-in-Elmet 1645

Site of 'King Athelstan's Palace', immediately north of the church
Scheduled monument · ~0.9 miles
Steeton Hall medieval magnate's residence and manorial centre
Scheduled monument · ~1.7 miles
Saxton Castle: a motte and bailey castle with a later medieval manor house and field system including a trackway and fishpond
Scheduled monument · ~2.7 miles
Castle Hills prehistoric settlement, field system and medieval wood banks
Scheduled monument · ~3.3 miles
Medieval manorial complex, garden and water management features, St Mary's chapel, and a linear earthwork forming part of the Aberford Dyke system
Scheduled monument · ~3.4 miles
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