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Salisbury March from Middleham to Blore Heath 1459

1459
Staffordshire, England
Era
Medieval
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
Staffordshire, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Audley
Forces
Audley with approximately 10000 Cheshire Lancastrians
VS
Victor
Salisbury
Forces
Salisbury with approximately 5000 Yorkist northerners
Outcome
Salisbury reached Blore Heath and defeated the Lancastrian blocking force under Lord Audley, opening the road toward Ludlow
The Battle

History & Significance

The Earl of Salisbury force-marched south from Middleham Castle in Yorkshire to join the Duke of York at Ludlow, passing through hostile Lancastrian territory in the Midlands. The journey brought him to the confrontation at Blore Heath where he defeated Lord Audley.

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Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near Salisbury March from Middleham to Blore Heath 1459

Chatterley Whitfield Colliery
Scheduled monument · ~0.6 miles
Moated site 80m south east of Hallwater House
Scheduled monument · ~2.6 miles
Hulton Abbey: a Cistercian monastery adjacent to Leek Road, Abbey Hulton
Scheduled monument · ~3.3 miles
Ringwork castle in Bailey's Wood
Scheduled monument · ~3.4 miles
Moated site and pond at Moor Hall Farm
Scheduled monument · ~3.8 miles
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