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English Civil War

Skirmish at Aldermaston 1644

1644
Berkshire, England
Era
English Civil War
Battle Type
Skirmish
Location
Berkshire, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Indecisive
Forces
Covenanters c.150–300
VS
Victor
Indecisive
Forces
Royalists c.250–400 cavalry
Outcome
Cavalry skirmish on the Reading-Newbury road
The Battle

History & Significance

Aldermaston lay on the contested corridor between Reading and Newbury and saw repeated cavalry clashes as both sides moved forces in 1644.

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Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near Skirmish at Aldermaston 1644

Grim's Bank: section extending 470yds (430m) in Little Heath
Scheduled monument · ~1.1 miles
Grim's Bank: section extending 880yds (795m) in Old Warren
Scheduled monument · ~1.3 miles
Round barrow cemetery at Brimpton Common
Scheduled monument · ~1.4 miles
Grim's Bank: section extending 240yds (220m) E of Padworth Gully
Scheduled monument · ~1.5 miles
Bell barrow: part of the Brimpton Common barrow cemetery
Scheduled monument · ~1.6 miles
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