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Early Medieval

Battle of Otford 1016

1016
Kent, England
Also known as: Edmund defeats Danes at Otford 1016
Era
Early Medieval
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
Kent, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Danish forces
Forces
Danish forces: c.3,000–5,000. Kent counter-offensive.
VS
Victor
Edmund Ironside
Forces
Edmund Ironside: c.3,000–5,000
Outcome
English victory drove Danes back into Sheppey
The Battle

History & Significance

The English victory at Otford in 1016 was part of Edmund Ironside remarkable series of counter-offensives that made him the only English leader to consistently defeat Cnut army in open battle.

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Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near Battle of Otford 1016

St Thomas a Becket's Well
Scheduled monument · ~0.3 miles
Otford Palace
Scheduled monument · ~0.3 miles
Otford Roman villa
Scheduled monument · ~0.6 miles
Bowl barrow at Otford Mount
Scheduled monument · ~0.8 miles
Milestone on Pilgrim's Way
Scheduled monument · ~1.2 miles
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