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Medieval

Action at Brampton

1462
Cumberland, England
Also known as: Brampton 1462
Era
Medieval
Battle Type
Skirmish
Location
Cumberland, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Lancastrians
Forces
Lancastrians c.100–250
VS
Victor
Yorkists
Forces
Yorkists c.200–400
Outcome
Lancastrian partisans cleared from the Brampton area of Cumberland
The Battle

History & Significance

Minor action as Yorkist forces swept the western Cumberland uplands clear of Lancastrian sympathisers during the consolidation of the north.

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Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near Action at Brampton

The Mote Castle mound, medieval motte castle and site of late medieval beacon
Scheduled monument · ~0.7 miles
Written Rock of Gelt: Roman quarry inscriptions
Scheduled monument · ~0.9 miles
Romano-British farmstead and associated enclosure 770m ESE of Old Church
Scheduled monument · ~1.1 miles
Bowl barrow 760m SSE of Old Church
Scheduled monument · ~1.2 miles
Bowl barrow 710m south east of Old Church
Scheduled monument · ~1.2 miles
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