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English Civil War

Siege of Hopton Castle 1644

1644
Shropshire, England
Era
English Civil War
Battle Type
Siege
Location
Shropshire, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Parliamentarians (Purcell)
Forces
Parliamentarians c.60-100 garrison
VS
Victor
Royalists
Forces
Royalists c.800-1200 besiegers
Outcome
Parliamentary garrison executed after surrender
The Battle

History & Significance

The Royalist massacre of the Hopton Castle garrison after surrender in March 1644 was one of the worst atrocities of the English Civil War and provoked outrage on both sides.

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Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near Siege of Hopton Castle 1644

Caer Caradoc: a small multivallate hillfort
Scheduled monument · ~0.3 miles
Stanage Mound & Bailey Castle
Scheduled monument · Medieval · ~1.8 miles
Offa's Dyke: section 475m north east of Nether Skyborry
Scheduled monument · ~2.3 miles
Bryn y Castell
Scheduled monument · Medieval · ~2.5 miles
Castle Ditches: an enclosed settlement on Bedstone Hill
Scheduled monument · ~2.5 miles
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