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Norman suppression of Somerset

1068
Somerset, England
Also known as: William ravages Somerset 1068 · West Country pacification
Era
Medieval
Battle Type
Skirmish
Location
Somerset, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Somerset holdouts
Forces
Somerset holdouts c.1,000–2,000.
VS
Victor
William I
Forces
Norman forces c.2,000–3,000
Outcome
Last west country resistance suppressed; Norman control established
The Battle

History & Significance

The pacification of Somerset in 1068 completed Norman control of the west country and eliminated the last territories where Harolds family had maintained influence after Hastings.

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Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near Norman suppression of Somerset

Timber trackways at Moor Drove, 800m east of Brentsfield Bridge
Scheduled monument · ~1.8 miles
Burrow Mump: a motte castle, later chapel and associated earthworks
Scheduled monument · ~2.1 miles
Prehistoric timber trackways, 670m SSE of Parchey Bridge
Scheduled monument · ~2.1 miles
Anglo-Saxon occupation site and site of Athelney Abbey on Athelney Hill
Scheduled monument · ~3.1 miles
Balt Moor Wall
Scheduled monument · ~3.3 miles
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