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English Civil War

Faringdon House Siege 1645

1645
England
Era
English Civil War
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Forces
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
Royalist garrison under Sir William Courtney
VS
Victor
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
Parliamentary forces
Outcome
Royalist garrison held Faringdon through 1645; surrendered April 1646 after Oxford fell and all relief was impossible.
The Battle

History & Significance

Faringdon House in Oxfordshire was a fortified Royalist outpost covering the western approach to Oxford. Parliamentary forces besieged it in 1645 and again in 1646 as they tightened the ring around the Royalist capital.

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Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near Faringdon House Siege 1645

Wyke monastic grange and section of 18th century turnpike road, 780m south of Tudor Farm
Scheduled monument · ~0.8 miles
Tithe barn
Scheduled monument · ~1.4 miles
Little Coxwell camp
Scheduled monument · ~1.6 miles
Badbury camp
Scheduled monument · ~1.6 miles
Earthwork in Ewedown Copse
Scheduled monument · ~2.1 miles
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