Skirmish at St Giles' Church, Gilesgate (William Cumin usurpation) was a medieval skirmish, fought at County Durham, England in 1143. William Cumin (his retainers) prevailed over William of St Barbara (bishop-elect of Durham). William of St Barbara attempted to claim the bishopric of Durham from the usurper William Cumin but was defeated by Cumin's retainers at St Giles' Church, Gilesgate, and forced to take refuge in the church; Cumin's men then destroyed the nearby hospital. Cumin ultimately relinquished his claim to Durham in 1144 in exchange for lands to endow his nephew.
The site of Skirmish at St Giles' Church, Gilesgate (William Cumin usurpation) lies on Pennine Middle Coal Measures Formation And South Wales Middle Coal Measures Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Moscovian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, sandstone, coal, ironstone and ferricrete.
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