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Western Rebel Skirmish at Crediton 1549

1549
Devon, England
Also known as: Crediton barn burning 1549
Era
Tudor
Battle Type
Skirmish
Location
Devon, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Contested
Forces
Crown contingent c.500–1,000.
VS
Victor
Contested
Forces
Rebel forces c.1,000–2,000
Outcome
Barns burned; rebel and government forces skirmish; civilians caught between
The Battle

History & Significance

Early skirmishing at Crediton between rebel and crown forces set the tone for the brutal suppression that would follow across Devon.

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Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near Western Rebel Skirmish at Crediton 1549

Romano-British villa, Downes, near Crediton
Scheduled monument · ~1.2 miles
Churchyard cross 2m south east of Sandford church porch
Scheduled monument · ~1.3 miles
Posbury camp, Castle Down
Scheduled monument · ~2.6 miles
Raddon Hill: a Neolithic causewayed enclosure and later hillfort
Scheduled monument · ~3.5 miles
Higher Bury Camp
Scheduled monument · ~3.7 miles
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