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English Civil War

Battle of Winceby, Lincolnshire 1643

1643
Lincolnshire, England
Era
English Civil War
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
Lincolnshire, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Royalists
VS
Victor
Parliamentarians
Forces involved

Royalists: circa 2,500-3,000 horse under Sir William Widdrington; Parliamentarians: circa 3,000 horse and 2,000 foot under the Earl of Manchester and Oliver Cromwell

Outcome
Decisive Parliamentarian cavalry victory; Widdrington's relief force was routed, forcing the abandonment of the siege of Hull and enabling Parliamentarian control of Lincolnshire; Bolingbroke Castle surrendered on 14 November 1643 as a result.
The Battle

History & Significance

Battle of Winceby, Lincolnshire 1643 was a Civil War pitched battle between opposing field armies, fought at Lincolnshire, England in 1643. Parliamentarians prevailed over Royalists. Decisive Parliamentarian cavalry victory; Widdrington's relief force was routed, forcing the abandonment of the siege of Hull and enabling Parliamentarian control of Lincolnshire; Bolingbroke Castle surrendered on 14 November 1643 as a result.

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The ground

The ground they fought on

The site of Battle of Winceby, Lincolnshire 1643 lies on Wealden Group, bedrock that formed in the Barremian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.

Casualties & Losses
  • Royalists: 200-300 killed, 800 taken prisoner; Parliamentarians: circa 20 killed, 60 wounded
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Scheduled Monuments near Battle of Winceby, Lincolnshire 1643

St Peter's Church
St Peter's Church
Scheduled monument · ~2.7 mi

St Peter's Church is a medieval parish church located in Lincolnshire, England. The building displays architectural features characteristic of the Perpendicular Gothic period, with evidence of earlier medieval phases of construction and modification. The church retains significant historical fabr…

Dave Hitchborne / CC BY-SA 2.0 / Wikimedia Commons
Churchyard cross, St Margaret's churchyard, Somersby
Churchyard cross, St Margaret's churchyard, Somersby
Scheduled monument · ~2.9 mi

Churchyard cross, St Margaret's churchyard, Somersby is a medieval stone cross located in the churchyard of St Margaret's Church in Somersby, Lincolnshire. The monument dates to the medieval period, though its precise construction date remains uncertain. It stands as a typical example of the chur…

Bolingbroke Castle
Bolingbroke Castle
Scheduled monument · ~3.2 mi

Bolingbroke Castle is a late medieval fortress located in the parish of Bolingbroke, Lincolnshire, constructed during the fourteenth century as a stronghold of the de la Pole family. The castle is defined by its distinctive hexagonal plan with six towers, a design that reflects contemporary milit…

Richard Croft / CC BY-SA 2.0 / Wikimedia Commons
Banovallum, remains of Roman wall
Banovallum, remains of Roman wall
Scheduled monument · ~3.5 mi

Banovallum is a Romano-British fort situated near Horncastle in Lincolnshire, dating to the second century AD. The site preserves substantial remains of defensive stone walls, which represent one of the most impressive examples of Roman military architecture surviving in the East Midlands. Origin…

Richard Croft / CC BY-SA 2.0 / Wikimedia Commons
Churchyard cross, St Philip's churchyard
Churchyard cross, St Philip's churchyard
Scheduled monument · ~4.6 mi

Churchyard cross, St Philip's churchyard is a medieval monument located in Lincolnshire, England. The cross stands within the churchyard of St Philip's Church and represents a type of parish monument common to English ecclesiastical landscapes from the medieval period onwards. Such crosses typica…

Richard Croft / CC BY-SA 2.0 / Wikimedia Commons
Revesby Abbey
Revesby Abbey
Scheduled monument · ~5.2 mi

Revesby Abbey is a Cistercian monastery founded in Lincolnshire in the twelfth century, established as a daughter house of Rievaulx Abbey in Yorkshire. The abbey became one of the wealthier religious communities in the region, acquiring substantial landholdings and playing a significant role in t…

Paul Croft / CC BY-SA 2.0 / Wikimedia Commons
Site of St Michael's Church, Scrafield
Scheduled monument · ~0.6 miles
Bowl barrow 800m north east of the Manor House
Scheduled monument · ~1.9 miles
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