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English Civil War

Skirmish at Tankersley Moor approach 1643

1643
Yorkshire, England
Also known as: West Riding cavalry action Tankersley 1643
Era
English Civil War
Battle Type
Skirmish
Location
Yorkshire, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Parliamentarians
Forces
Parliamentary c.300–400; moorland cavalry action.
VS
Victor
Royalists (Newcastle)
Forces
Newcastle c.400–600 horse
Outcome
Royalist horse cleared Parliamentary horse from the approaches to Barnsley
The Battle

History & Significance

The West Riding moorlands south of Barnsley saw contested cavalry actions throughout 1643 as Newcastle advanced and the Fairfaxes resisted; Tankersley Moor featured in several of these encounters as Royalists pushed Parliament out of the cloth-working towns of the West Riding.

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Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near Skirmish at Tankersley Moor approach 1643

Dovecote at Glebe Farm
Scheduled monument · ~0.9 miles
Wayside cross at Howbrook crossroads
Scheduled monument · ~1.2 miles
Rockley engine house
Scheduled monument · ~1.4 miles
Rockley blast furnace
Scheduled monument · ~1.4 miles
Wayside cross known as the Cundy Cross
Scheduled monument · ~2 miles
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