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French Raid on St Ives Cornwall 1380

1380
Cornwall, England
Era
Medieval
Battle Type
Raid
Location
Cornwall, England
Status
Unregistered
The Battle

History & Significance

French Raid on St Ives Cornwall 1380 was a medieval raid, fought in the area of Cornwall, England in 1380. Which side prevailed is not recorded in the surviving sources, and its outcome is not conclusively established in the historical record. It falls within the medieval period, an age of dynastic succession disputes, baronial revolt and border warfare fought by feudal levies, mounted knights and town militias.

The ground

The ground they fought on

The site of French Raid on St Ives Cornwall 1380 lies on Unnamed Extrusive Rocks, Devonian, bedrock that formed in the Devonian. The rock here is mafic lava.

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Scheduled Monuments near French Raid on St Ives Cornwall 1380

Churchyard cross in St Ia's churchyard
Churchyard cross in St Ia's churchyard
Scheduled monument · ~0.2 mi

The churchyard cross in St Ia's churchyard is a medieval stone cross located in St Ives, Cornwall. The monument is a wheel-headed cross typical of Cornish ecclesiastical sites, dating to the medieval period, likely between the 13th and 15th centuries. Such crosses served important functions withi…

Endim8 / CC BY 4.0 / Wikimedia Commons
Penbeagle Cross
Penbeagle Cross
Scheduled monument · ~0.7 mi

Penbeagle Cross is a medieval wayside cross located in Cornwall, England. The monument stands as a characteristic example of the granite crosses that were erected throughout medieval Cornwall, typically serving as markers for routes, boundaries, or places of religious significance. The cross date…

Lewis Clarke / CC BY-SA 2.0 / Wikimedia Commons
Wayside cross in Lelant Lane, 670m north west of St Uny's Church
Wayside cross in Lelant Lane, 670m north west of St Uny's Church
Scheduled monument · ~2.1 mi

Wayside cross in Lelant Lane is a medieval stone cross situated approximately 670 metres north-west of St Uny's Church in Cornwall. The monument dates to the medieval period and survives as a wayside cross, a common feature of the Cornish landscape that served both practical and spiritual functio…

David Medcalf / CC BY-SA 2.0 / Wikimedia Commons
Wayside cross 65m west of St Uny's Church, Lelant
Wayside cross 65m west of St Uny's Church, Lelant
Scheduled monument · ~2.4 mi

Wayside cross 65m west of St Uny's Church, Lelant is a medieval stone cross situated in the parish of Lelant in Cornwall. The monument dates to the medieval period and stands as evidence of the religious and devotional practices that characterised the landscape of medieval Cornwall. The cross rep…

L Nott / CC BY-SA 2.0 / Wikimedia Commons
Wayside cross 40m west of St Uny's Church, Lelant
Wayside cross 40m west of St Uny's Church, Lelant
Scheduled monument · ~2.4 mi

Wayside cross 40m west of St Uny's Church, Lelant is a medieval stone cross of uncertain date, characteristic of the wayside crosses that proliferated across Cornwall during the later medieval period. The monument stands in the parish of Lelant in west Cornwall and forms part of the landscape of…

L Nott / CC BY-SA 2.0 / Wikimedia Commons
Churchyard cross 25m south of St Uny's Church, Lelant
Churchyard cross 25m south of St Uny's Church, Lelant
Scheduled monument · ~2.4 mi

Churchyard cross 25m south of St Uny's Church, Lelant, is a medieval monument of probable 15th-century date situated within the churchyard of St Uny's Church in the parish of Lelant, Cornwall. The cross survives as a substantial stone structure comprising a square base and shaft, typical of late…

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Dovecote called the 'Culver House', 330m SSW of Lower Bussow Farm
Scheduled monument · ~1.5 miles
Hut circles, Higher Bussow
Scheduled monument · ~1.7 miles
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