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English Civil War

Compton House Siege 1644

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

Who Fought

Defeated
Royalist
Forces
Royalist garrison
VS
Victor
Parliamentary
Forces
Parliamentary Warwickshire forces
Outcome
Contested garrison; Royalist forces eventually driven out in 1644 as Parliamentary control of Warwickshire was consolidated.
The Battle

History & Significance

Compton House in Warwickshire was besieged by Parliamentary forces in 1644. The fortified country house was one of several such garrison houses in Warwickshire contested between the two sides during the Midlands campaign.

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Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near Compton House Siege 1644

Castle Hill Motte
Scheduled monument · ~0.8 miles
Churchyard cross in St Peter's churchyard
Scheduled monument · ~2 miles
Moated site 300m east of Stourton Methodist Chapel
Scheduled monument · ~2.8 miles
Honington Bridge
Scheduled monument · ~2.8 miles
Standing cross immediately south of the Church of The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Middle Tysoe
Scheduled monument · ~2.9 miles
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