Battlefields›Harrying of the North -- Northumberland
Medieval

Harrying of the North -- Northumberland

1070
Northumberland, England
Also known as: Burning of Northumberland 1070 · Norman devastation Northumberland
Era
Medieval
Battle Type
Skirmish
Location
Northumberland, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Northumberland settlements
Forces
Northumberland militia c. 500-1,500; remote county devastation.
VS
Victor
William I
Forces
Norman forces c. 2,000-4,000
Outcome
Villages and farmsteads burned across the county
The Battle

History & Significance

William extended the Harrying into Northumberland, the county most remote from Norman control and most closely linked to Scottish and Scandinavian influence, establishing a militarised frontier zone.

Questions & Answers

Frequently Asked Questions

Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near Harrying of the North -- Northumberland

Two defended settlements, 200m north of Gallowshaw
Scheduled monument · ~0.9 miles
Round cairn, 230m south of Netherwitton Hall
Scheduled monument · ~1.7 miles
Round cairn, 400m north west of Bellion Farm
Scheduled monument · ~2.1 miles
Round cairn, 700m NNW of Bellion Farm
Scheduled monument · ~2.2 miles
Round cairn, 750m north west of Bellion Farm
Scheduled monument · ~2.3 miles
More from this era

Other Medieval Battles

Norman march through Hampshire
1066
Hampshire, England
Burning of Southwark
1066
Surrey, England
Norman Storming of Romney — Reprisal 1066
1066
Kent, England
Submission of Canterbury to William I 1066
1066
Kent, England
Aubrey Research

Explore the landscape around Northumberland

Aubrey generates in-depth historical research for any location in Britain — drawing on Domesday records, scheduled monuments, Victorian OS maps, geological data and archaeological archives to tell the full story of a place.

Research a location near Northumberland
All Battlefields