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English Civil War

Helmsley Castle Siege 1644

1644
England
Era
English Civil War
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Royalist garrison under Colonel Jordan Crossland
Forces
Royalist garrison under Colonel Crossland
VS
Victor
Parliamentary forces under Fairfax
Forces
Parliamentary Yorkshire forces under Fairfax
Outcome
Royalist garrison under Colonel Jordan Crossland surrendered November 1644 after several months of siege; castle subsequently slighted.
The Battle

History & Significance

Helmsley Castle in the North York Moors was besieged by Parliamentary forces under Sir Thomas Fairfax following Marston Moor, as Parliament moved to reduce remaining Royalist strongholds in Yorkshire.

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Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near Helmsley Castle Siege 1644

Linear dyke known as Double Dikes, in Waterloo Plantation
Scheduled monument · ~2.2 miles
Pry Rigg round barrows
Scheduled monument · ~2.5 miles
Dropping Gill round cairns
Scheduled monument · ~2.8 miles
Double dykes on Painter Rigg
Scheduled monument · ~2.9 miles
Round barrow on Sproxton Moor, 410m north of Tom Smith's Cross
Scheduled monument · ~3 miles
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