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English Civil War

Bampton-in-the-Bush Skirmish, 1645

1645
England
Era
English Civil War
Battle Type
Skirmish
Location
England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Royalist cavalry under Sir William Vaughan
VS
Victor
Parliamentary forces (Oliver Cromwell)
Outcome
Cromwell's Parliamentary cavalry defeated a Royalist force under Sir William Vaughan at Bampton-in-the-Bush on 27 April 1645, part of a wider raid that also routed Royalist forces at Witney, aimed at delaying the Royalist summer campaign and tightening Parliament's grip on the approaches to Oxford.
The Battle

History & Significance

Bampton-in-the-Bush Skirmish, 1645 was a Civil War skirmish, fought in England in 1645. Parliamentary forces (Oliver Cromwell) prevailed over Royalist cavalry under Sir William Vaughan. Cromwell's Parliamentary cavalry defeated a Royalist force under Sir William Vaughan at Bampton-in-the-Bush on 27 April 1645, part of a wider raid that also routed Royalist forces at Witney, aimed at delaying the Royalist summer campaign and tightening Parliament's grip on the approaches to Oxford.

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The ground

The ground they fought on

The site of Bampton-in-the-Bush Skirmish, 1645 lies on Kellaways Formation And Oxford Clay Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Oxfordian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.

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Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near Bampton-in-the-Bush Skirmish, 1645

Radcot Bridge
Radcot Bridge
Scheduled monument · ~2.8 mi

Radcot Bridge is a medieval stone bridge crossing the River Thames near the village of Radcot in Oxfordshire. The bridge dates from the thirteenth century and is among the oldest Thames crossings still in use, featuring the characteristic rounded arches and substantial masonry typical of medieval…

Ballista at English Wikipedia / CC BY-SA 3.0 / Wikimedia Commons
Bishop of Winchester's Palace, 90m east of St Mary's Church
Bishop of Winchester's Palace, 90m east of St Mary's Church
Scheduled monument · ~4.8 mi

Bishop of Winchester's Palace is a medieval ecclesiastical residence located in Oxfordshire. The site represents the physical infrastructure of episcopal authority, as the Bishops of Winchester held significant landholdings and administrative responsibilities across southern England during the me…

Betty Longbottom / CC BY-SA 2.0 / Wikimedia Commons
Asthall Barrow: an Anglo-Saxon burial mound 100m SSW of Barrow Farm
Asthall Barrow: an Anglo-Saxon burial mound 100m SSW of Barrow Farm
Scheduled monument · ~4.9 mi

Asthall Barrow is an Anglo-Saxon burial mound located approximately 100 metres south-south-west of Barrow Farm in Oxfordshire. The barrow represents a significant funerary monument of the early medieval period, when such earthen mounds served as prominent markers for elite burials within Anglo-Sa…

Vieve Forward / CC BY-SA 2.0 / Wikimedia Commons
Butter cross
Butter cross
Scheduled monument · ~4.9 mi

Butter Cross is a Grade II* listed market cross located in Witney, Oxfordshire. Dating from the 15th century, it stands as a stone structure that originally served as a focal point for the town's commercial life, particularly for the sale of butter and other produce in the market square. The cros…

Derek Harper / CC BY-SA 2.0 / Wikimedia Commons
Minster Lovell Hall
Minster Lovell Hall
Scheduled monument · ~5.4 mi

Minster Lovell Hall is a fifteenth-century manor house founded by William, 1st Viscount Lovell, situated in the parish of Minster Lovell in Oxfordshire. The hall stands as a significant example of late medieval domestic architecture, with substantial remains including the distinctive dovecote and…

John Salmon / CC BY-SA 2.0 / Wikimedia Commons
Cherbury camp
Cherbury camp
Scheduled monument · ~5.4 mi

Cherbury Camp is a prehistoric hillfort located in Berkshire, England. The site consists of an enclosed defended settlement defined by earthwork ramparts and ditches, characteristic of Iron Age fortifications constructed across southern Britain. The monument represents an important example of the…

Martin Loader / CC BY-SA 2.0 / Wikimedia Commons
Burroway enclosure
Scheduled monument · ~1.5 miles
Causewayed enclosure and associated features on the south bank of the River Thames, immediately west of Rushey Weir
Scheduled monument · ~1.7 miles
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