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Early Medieval

Axmouth Landing and Fight 614

614
England
Era
Early Medieval
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Forces
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
Britons of Dumnonia
VS
Victor
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
West Saxons under Cynegils and Cwichelm
Outcome
West Saxon penetration into east Devon; 2,065 Welsh said to have been killed
The Battle

History & Significance

The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle records a West Saxon advance into Devon in 614, possibly involving a landing or crossing at Axmouth on the River Axe, as Cynegils and Cwichelm pushed into Dumnonian territory.

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Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near Axmouth Landing and Fight 614

Axmouth Bridge
Scheduled monument · ~0.2 miles
The Axe Boat, 22m north of the Axmouth Road Bridge
Scheduled monument · ~0.3 miles
Hawkesdown Camp and associated outwork
Scheduled monument · ~1.1 miles
Roman and earlier settlement at Honeyditches
Scheduled monument · ~1.3 miles
Promontory fort on Seaton Down
Scheduled monument · ~1.8 miles
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