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English Civil War

Eccleshall Castle Siege 1643

1643
England
Era
English Civil War
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Royalist
Forces
Royalist garrison of the Bishop of Lichfield
VS
Victor
Parliamentary
Forces
Parliamentary Staffordshire forces
Outcome
Parliamentary capture after siege; the garrison surrendered after the governor died, reportedly of grief at the bombardment of his seat.
The Battle

History & Significance

Eccleshall Castle in Staffordshire, seat of the Bishop of Lichfield, was a Royalist garrison besieged by Parliamentary forces in 1643. The bishop held the castle for the king before Parliamentary forces reduced it.

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Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near Eccleshall Castle Siege 1643

Eccleshall Castle
Scheduled monument · ~0.5 miles
Churchyard cross, St Mary's churchyard
Scheduled monument · ~1.6 miles
Anglo-Scandinavian cross, All Saints' churchyard
Scheduled monument · ~1.6 miles
Ranton Priory: a moated Augustinian priory
Scheduled monument · ~2.9 miles
Moated site at Ranton Hall Farm
Scheduled monument · ~2.9 miles
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