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English Civil War

Skirmish at Sherburn in Elmet 1645

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

Who Fought

Defeated
Royalists
Forces
Royalist remnants c.100–200
VS
Victor
Parliamentarians
Forces
Parliamentary cavalry c.300–500
Outcome
Royalist remnants from Marston Moor area engaged; prisoners taken
The Battle

History & Significance

After Marston Moor the Parliamentary cavalry swept Royalist remnants from the Vale of York; the action at Sherburn in Elmet was one of several mopping-up engagements.

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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 · ~2 miles
Saxton Castle: a motte and bailey castle with a later medieval manor house and field system including a trackway and fishpond
Scheduled monument · ~2.3 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 · ~3.1 miles
Paradise Lodge moated site and grange of the Prior of Bolton
Scheduled monument · ~3.2 miles
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