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English Civil War

Skirmish at Barbridge, 1644

Q: When did Skirmish at Barbridge, 1644 take place?

Skirmish at Barbridge, 1644 took place in 1644, in Cheshire, England. Fairfax's advance guard dispersed a Royalist detachment screening the approach to Nantwich within half an hour, capturing one major and 30 prisoners, on the morning of 25 January 1644, immediately preceding the main Battle of Nantwich the same afternoon.

Q: Who won Skirmish at Barbridge, 1644?

Parliamentarians (Fairfax) was victorious. The defeated side was Royalists (Byron). Fairfax's advance guard dispersed a Royalist detachment screening the approach to Nantwich within half an hour, capturing one major and 30 prisoners, on the morning of 25 January 1644, immediately preceding the main Battle of Nantwich the same afternoon.

1644

Cheshire, England

Era

English Civil War

Battle Type

Skirmish

Location

Cheshire, England

Status

Unregistered

The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated

Royalists (Byron)

Victor

Parliamentarians (Fairfax)

Outcome

Fairfax's advance guard dispersed a Royalist detachment screening the approach to Nantwich within half an hour, capturing one major and 30 prisoners, on the morning of 25 January 1644, immediately preceding the main Battle of Nantwich the same afternoon.

The Battle

History & Significance

Skirmish at Barbridge, 1644 was a Civil War skirmish, fought at Cheshire, England in 1644. Parliamentarians (Fairfax) prevailed over Royalists (Byron). Fairfax's advance guard dispersed a Royalist detachment screening the approach to Nantwich within half an hour, capturing one major and 30 prisoners, on the morning of 25 January 1644, immediately preceding the main Battle of Nantwich the same afternoon.

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The ground

The ground they fought on

The site of Skirmish at Barbridge, 1644 lies on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.

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Scheduled Monuments near Skirmish at Barbridge, 1644

Monks Lane moated site, Acton

Scheduled monument · ~2.3 mi

Monks Lane moated site is a medieval moated enclosure located in Acton, Cheshire. The site comprises a substantial moat surrounding a raised platform, a common defensive and status-signifying feature of medieval gentry residences dating from the 12th to 16th centuries. The earthwork survives as a…

Brian Deegan / CC BY-SA 2.0 / Wikimedia Commons

Standing cross in St Mary's churchyard

Scheduled monument · ~2.4 mi

Standing cross in St Mary's churchyard is a medieval stone cross located in Cheshire. The monument dates to the medieval period, though precise dating remains uncertain. The cross stands within the churchyard of St Mary's Church and represents a type of monument common in ecclesiastical settings…

Espresso Addict / CC BY-SA 4.0 / Wikimedia Commons

Bunbury locks, bridge and stables

Scheduled monument · ~2.8 mi

Bunbury locks, bridge and stables is a group of structures associated with canal infrastructure in Cheshire, dating from the late eighteenth century. The site comprises locks forming part of the Shropshire Union Canal system, together with a bridge and associated stable buildings that served the…

Eirian Evans / CC BY-SA 2.0 / Wikimedia Commons

Woodhey Cross

Scheduled monument · ~3.4 mi

Woodhey Cross is a medieval wayside cross located in Cheshire, England. The monument dates to the medieval period, though its precise construction date remains uncertain. The cross stands as evidence of the network of religious and directional markers that were established throughout the English…

Espresso Addict / CC BY-SA 4.0 / Wikimedia Commons

Medieval village remains 230m east of Baddiley Hall

Scheduled monument · ~4 mi

Medieval village remains 230m east of Baddiley Hall is a deserted medieval settlement site located in Cheshire, England. The remains represent a village that was inhabited during the medieval period before its eventual abandonment, leaving behind earthwork traces and archaeological deposits that…

Dave.Dunford / CC BY-SA 4.0 / Wikimedia Commons

Beeston cast iron lock

Scheduled monument · ~4.4 mi

Beeston cast iron lock is a navigational structure located on the Shropshire Union Canal in Cheshire. The lock dates from the nineteenth century and represents the industrial development of canal transport infrastructure during Britain's canal-building era. Cast iron locks were significant engine…

Alan Murray-Rust / CC BY-SA 2.0 / Wikimedia Commons

Reaseheath moated site and two annexes

Scheduled monument · ~2.6 miles

Moated sites, settlement remains and associated field system 450m east of Southley Farm

Scheduled monument · ~2.7 miles

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