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Siege of Faversham Abbey 1153

1153
Kent, England
Era
Medieval
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
Kent, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Forces
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
Angevin forces in Kent
VS
Victor
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
Royalist supporters of King Stephen
Outcome
Kent remained largely in Stephen control during the Anarchy. The region saw less fighting than the Midlands and West Country but was not entirely spared.
The Battle

History & Significance

During the Anarchy the disputed succession between King Stephen and the Empress Matilda saw fighting across Kent. Faversham Abbey founded by Stephen was a base for royal operations in eastern Kent.

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Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near Siege of Faversham Abbey 1153

The site of St Saviour's Abbey, including the remains of an Iron Age farmstead and Faversham Roman villa
Scheduled monument · ~0.3 miles
Chart gunpowder mills
Scheduled monument · ~0.4 miles
The Maison Dieu, a late C15 to early C16 building incorporating part of a medieval hospital
Scheduled monument · ~0.8 miles
Oare gunpowder works
Scheduled monument · ~1.1 miles
A Romano-British mausoleum, an associated Romano-British building and a parish church at Stone-by-Faversham
Scheduled monument · ~1.5 miles
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