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English Civil War

Battle of Stow-on-the-Wold

1646
Gloucestershire, England
Era
English Civil War
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
Gloucestershire, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Royalists (Jacob Astley)
Forces
c.5,000 Parliamentarians; last Royalist field army
VS
Victor
Parliament
Forces
c.3,000 Royalists (Astley)
Outcome
Parliamentary forces decisively defeated the Royalist army, with Astley's remaining troops either killed, captured, or scattered, effectively concluding the First Civil War in Parliament's favour.
The Battle

History & Significance

Last major English battle of First Civil War; March 21, 1646

Questions & Answers

Frequently Asked Questions

Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near Battle of Stow-on-the-Wold

Market cross in Market Square
Scheduled monument · ~0.1 miles
Prehistoric enclosure known as Stow Camp
Scheduled monument · ~0.1 miles
Romano-British villa 350m south east of Abbotswood
Scheduled monument · ~0.6 miles
Roman burials, medieval settlement remains and a later ditched enclosure east of St Mary's Church
Scheduled monument · ~1.1 miles
Lower Swell long barrow 400m north-west of St Mary`s Church
Scheduled monument · ~1.4 miles
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