BattlefieldsAbbotsbury House Siege 1644
English Civil War

Abbotsbury House Siege 1644

1644
Dorset, England
Era
English Civil War
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
Dorset, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Royalist
Forces
Royalist garrison
VS
Victor
Parliamentary
Forces
Parliamentary Dorset forces
Outcome
Parliamentary capture of Abbotsbury house garrison; house destroyed by fire during assault.
The Battle

History & Significance

Abbotsbury in Dorset was the site of a fortified house that served as a Royalist garrison. Parliamentary forces attacked it in 1644, setting fire to the house during the assault. The remains of the house survived alongside the medieval tithe barn.

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