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Early Medieval

Battle of the River Trent 679

679
Staffordshire, England
Era
Early Medieval
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
Staffordshire, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Northumbria (Ecgfrith)
Forces
Mercian army
VS
Victor
Mercia (Aethelred)
Forces
Northumbrian army
Outcome
Aelfwine of Northumbria killed; Northumbrian expansion into Mercia checked
The Battle

History & Significance

The Trent battle halted Northumbrian southern expansion; Archbishop Theodore brokered peace and Mercia began its resurgence as the dominant English kingdom.

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Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near Battle of the River Trent 679

Romano-British nucleated enclosed settlement and Roman villa complex at Glebe Farm
Scheduled monument · ~2.2 miles
Anglo-Saxon cremation cemetery 750m west of Rempstone Hall
Scheduled monument · ~2.7 miles
Roman site on Red Hill
Scheduled monument · ~2.9 miles
Dovecote at Manor Farm
Scheduled monument · ~2.9 miles
Medieval settlement remains immediately east of The Wymeshead
Scheduled monument · ~3.4 miles
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