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Early Medieval

Fight at Pinhoe 1001

1001
England
Era
Early Medieval
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Forces
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
Danish army
VS
Victor
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
Devon fyrd under Kola
Outcome
Devon fyrd defeated; thane Kola killed; Danes approach Exeter
The Battle

History & Significance

The Devon levies attempted to intercept the Danish raiders near Pinhoe on the outskirts of Exeter in 1001 but were defeated; the local thane Kola and many men were killed, leaving Exeter exposed to the Danish advance.

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Scheduled Monuments near Fight at Pinhoe 1001

Churchyard cross 15m south east of St Mary's church
Scheduled monument · ~1.2 miles
St Katherine's Priory, Polsloe
Scheduled monument · ~1.6 miles
Churchyard cross 12m north east of St John the Baptist's Church
Scheduled monument · ~1.8 miles
Manorial settlement incorporating a medieval undercroft, 100m north of St John the Baptist's Church
Scheduled monument · ~1.9 miles
St Loye's Chapel and cross, Rifford Road
Scheduled monument · ~2.2 miles
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