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English Civil War

Skirmish at Lilleshall Abbey 1645

1645
Shropshire, England
Era
English Civil War
Battle Type
Skirmish
Location
Shropshire, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Royalists
Forces
Royalist c.150–250
VS
Victor
Parliamentarians (Mytton)
Forces
Parliamentary (Mytton) c.500–800
Outcome
Lilleshall Abbey garrison expelled
The Battle

History & Significance

Lilleshall Abbey had been fortified as a Royalist strongpoint; its reduction by Parliamentary forces in 1645 tightened the siege of Shrewsbury.

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Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near Skirmish at Lilleshall Abbey 1645

Lilleshall Abbey
Scheduled monument · ~1.8 miles
Butter Cross or Pulestone Cross, on the south west side of the market place
Scheduled monument · ~2.1 miles
Roving bridge and lock called Newport Lock 255m south east of Wrekin View Farm
Scheduled monument · ~2.1 miles
Site of pumping engine at Muxton Bridge colliery
Scheduled monument · ~2.2 miles
Enclosed Iron Age farmstead immediately adjacent to The Croft, Pave Lane
Scheduled monument · ~2.2 miles
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