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English Civil War

Siege of Grafton House 1643

1643
Northamptonshire, England
Era
English Civil War
Battle Type
Siege
Location
Northamptonshire, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Royalists
Forces
Royalists c.100-120 garrison
VS
Victor
Parliamentarians (Essex)
Forces
Parliamentarians c.600-800 Essex force
Outcome
Grafton House stormed by Essex in December 1643
The Battle

History & Significance

Grafton House was a Royalist garrison on the Northamptonshire-Oxfordshire border stormed by Essex returning from Gloucester; its fall improved Parliamentary supply lines.

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Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near Siege of Grafton House 1643

Windmill Pool moated site and associated water control features
Scheduled monument · ~0.8 miles
Site of the medieval settlement of Kirby
Scheduled monument · ~2.2 miles
Earthworks
Scheduled monument · ~2.5 miles
Univallate hillfort 250m south and a bowl barrow 300m south east of Castle Dykes Farm
Scheduled monument · ~2.7 miles
Castle Dykes motte and bailey castle
Scheduled monument · ~2.9 miles
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