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English Civil War

Siege of Compton Wynyates

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

Who Fought

Defeated
Royalists
VS
Victor
Parliamentarians
Outcome
Compton Wynyates, a Royalist-held Compton family mansion, was besieged and fell to Parliamentarian forces after two days. The Parliamentarians took 120 prisoners, 5000 pounds, 60 horses, 400 sheep, 160 cattle, 18 loads of plunder, and six pots of coins recovered from the moat. The house and adjoining church still bear cannon damage from the siege.
The Battle

History & Significance

Siege of Compton Wynyates was a Civil War siege, the investment of a fortified position, fought at Warwickshire, England in 1644. Parliamentarians prevailed over Royalists. Compton Wynyates, a Royalist-held Compton family mansion, was besieged and fell to Parliamentarian forces after two days. The Parliamentarians took 120 prisoners, 5000 pounds, 60 horses, 400 sheep, 160 cattle, 18 loads of plunder, and six pots of coins recovered from the moat. The house and adjoining church still bear cannon damage from the siege.

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The ground

The ground they fought on

The site of Siege of Compton Wynyates lies on Lias Group, bedrock that formed in the Aalenian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, limestone and sandstone.

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Scheduled Monuments near Siege of Compton Wynyates

Castle Hill Motte
Castle Hill Motte
Scheduled monument · ~2.8 mi

Castle Hill Motte is a motte-and-bailey castle located in Warwickshire. The site consists of an earthen motte, a raised mound characteristic of early Norman fortifications, dating to the medieval period following the Norman Conquest of 1066. The monument represents a common form of defensive sett…

Tithe barn
Tithe barn
Scheduled monument · ~3.2 mi

Tithe Barn is a substantial medieval agricultural building located in Oxfordshire, dating to the fourteenth century. The structure served as a storage facility for tithes, the portion of agricultural produce collected by the Church as a form of taxation, and exemplifies the ecclesiastical economi…

Des Blenkinsopp / CC BY-SA 2.0 / Wikimedia Commons
Churchyard cross in St Peter's churchyard
Churchyard cross in St Peter's churchyard
Scheduled monument · ~3.4 mi

St Peter's Churchyard Cross in Warwickshire is a medieval stone cross that stands within the churchyard of St Peter's Church. The monument dates to the medieval period, though the precise century of its construction remains uncertain without detailed archaeological assessment. Such churchyard cro…

Michael Dibb / CC BY-SA 2.0 / Wikimedia Commons
Motte and bailey castle 130m north west of Manor Farm
Motte and bailey castle 130m north west of Manor Farm
Scheduled monument · ~3.8 mi

Motte and bailey castle 130m north west of Manor Farm is a Norman fortification located in Warwickshire. The monument consists of the characteristic two-part structure typical of early medieval military architecture, comprising a motte, or artificial mound, and an adjoining bailey, or defensive e…

Derek Harper / CC BY-SA 2.0 / Wikimedia Commons
Tadmarton camp
Tadmarton camp
Scheduled monument · ~4.7 mi

Tadmarton camp is a hillfort located in Oxfordshire that dates to the Iron Age. The monument consists of a roughly circular or oval enclosure defined by a substantial bank and ditch, typical of the defensive earthworks constructed during the later prehistoric period in Britain. The site commands…

Simon Burchell / CC BY-SA 4.0 / Wikimedia Commons
Honington Bridge
Honington Bridge
Scheduled monument · ~5.3 mi

Honington Bridge is a medieval bridge crossing the River Stour in Warwickshire, England. The structure dates from the medieval period and represents an important crossing point in the local landscape. The bridge survives with characteristic medieval stonework and construction techniques typical o…

Michael Dibb / CC BY-SA 2.0 / Wikimedia Commons
Standing cross immediately south of the Church of The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Middle Tysoe
Scheduled monument · ~1.4 miles
Lyncheted ridge and furrow N of Shenington
Scheduled monument · ~1.5 miles
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