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Skirmish at Sheffield

1461
West Riding, England
Also known as: Sheffield 1461
Era
Medieval
Battle Type
Skirmish
Location
West Riding, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Lancastrians
Forces
Lancastrians c.500-800. Post-Towton suppression of Lancastrian resistance.
VS
Victor
Yorkists
Forces
Yorkists c.1,000-1,500
Outcome
Sheffield area cleared of Lancastrian stragglers after Towton
The Battle

History & Significance

Sheffield was swept by Yorkist forces after Towton as part of the systematic suppression of Lancastrian resistance across South Yorkshire.

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Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near Skirmish at Sheffield

Bower Spring cementation furnace
Scheduled monument · ~0.4 miles
Cementation furnace, Hoyle Street
Scheduled monument · ~0.5 miles
Hoffman Kiln between Aizlewood Road and Cutts Terrace
Scheduled monument · ~1.4 miles
Manor Lodge
Scheduled monument · ~1.5 miles
Former Sanderson's Darnall Steelworks and Don Valley Glassworks, Darnall Road
Scheduled monument · ~2.1 miles
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