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Siege of Shaftesbury 1645 — Civil War prelude area

1549
Dorset, England
Also known as: Dorset garrison skirmishes 1540s
Era
Tudor
Battle Type
Skirmish
Location
Dorset, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Local disaffection
Forces
local disaffected c.200–400.
VS
Victor
Crown
Forces
Crown garrison c.500–800
Outcome
Dorset remains quiet during Prayer Book Rebellion; garrison activity suppresses unrest
The Battle

History & Significance

The Dorset garrison suppressed local sympathy for the Prayer Book rebels, preventing the rising from taking full hold east of Somerset.

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Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near Siege of Shaftesbury 1645 — Civil War prelude area

Fishponds S of Layton Lane
Scheduled monument · ~0.2 miles
Melbury Beacon and circular enclosure on Melbury Hill
Scheduled monument · ~2.1 miles
Cross dyke and linear boundary on Melbury Hill and Compton Down
Scheduled monument · ~2.2 miles
St Mary's Church, remains of, East Compton
Scheduled monument · ~2.6 miles
Bowl barrow north of Breeze Hill, 540m ESE of the top of Zig-Zag Hill
Scheduled monument · ~2.6 miles
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