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English Civil War

Siege of Biddulph Hall

1644
Staffordshire, England
Era
English Civil War
Battle Type
Siege
Location
Staffordshire, England
Status
Unregistered
The Battle

History & Significance

Siege of Biddulph Hall was a Civil War siege, the investment of a fortified position, fought in the area of Staffordshire, England in 1644. Which side prevailed is not recorded in the surviving sources, and its outcome is not conclusively established in the historical record. It belongs to the Wars of the Three Kingdoms of 1639 to 1651, when the forces of Crown and Parliament fought across England, Scotland and Ireland.

The ground

The ground they fought on

The site of Siege of Biddulph Hall lies on Pennine Lower Coal Measures Formation And South Wales Lower Coal Measures Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Westphalian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, sandstone, coal, ironstone and ferricrete.

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Scheduled Monuments near Siege of Biddulph Hall

Ringwork castle in Bailey's Wood
Ringwork castle in Bailey's Wood
Scheduled monument · ~1 mi

Ringwork castle in Bailey's Wood is a Norman fortification located in Staffordshire, consisting of an earthwork defence comprising a roughly circular or oval raised bank with an internal ditch. The site dates to the early Norman period, likely the 11th or 12th century, representing a common form…

Photograph by Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net). / CC BY-SA 4.0 / Wikimedia Commons
Shepherd's Cross, 250m south east of Over Hall Farm
Shepherd's Cross, 250m south east of Over Hall Farm
Scheduled monument · ~1.7 mi

Shepherd's Cross is a wayside cross located in Staffordshire, situated approximately 250 metres south east of Over Hall Farm. The monument dates to the medieval period and represents a category of roadside religious or commemorative markers that were common features of the English landscape from…

Milestone Society / CC BY-SA 2.0 / Wikimedia Commons
The Bridestones Neolithic chambered long cairn.
The Bridestones Neolithic chambered long cairn.
Scheduled monument · ~3 mi

The Bridestones is a Neolithic chambered long cairn located in Cheshire, England, dating to the Neolithic period. The monument consists of a substantial earthen mound with an internal stone burial chamber, characteristic of the long barrow tradition that flourished in Britain during the fourth an…

Photograph by Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net). / CC BY-SA 4.0 / Wikimedia Commons
Canopied tomb in St Mary's churchyard
Canopied tomb in St Mary's churchyard
Scheduled monument · ~3 mi

Canopied tomb in St Mary's churchyard is a post-medieval monument located in Cheshire, England. The tomb is distinguished by its canopied structure, a design feature that reflects the commemorative practices and architectural ambitions of its period. Though specific dating details are limited in…

Mike in Macc / CC BY-SA 3.0 / Wikimedia Commons
Standing cross in St Mary's churchyard
Standing cross in St Mary's churchyard
Scheduled monument · ~3 mi

Standing cross in St Mary's churchyard is a medieval stone cross of probable fourteenth-century date located in the churchyard of St Mary's Church in Cheshire. The monument survives as a shaft mounted upon a stepped base, representing a common form of parish cross from the late medieval period. S…

Dave.Dunford / CC BY-SA 4.0 / Wikimedia Commons
Chatterley Whitfield Colliery
Chatterley Whitfield Colliery
Scheduled monument · ~3 mi

Chatterley Whitfield Colliery is a coal mine located near Tunstall in Staffordshire, England, which operated from the mid-nineteenth century until its closure in 1977. The colliery is notable as one of the earliest deep coal mines in the North Staffordshire coalfield and represents significant in…

Halfmonkey / CC BY-SA 3.0 / Wikimedia Commons
A 16th century mansion and garden remains at Biddulph Old Hall
Scheduled monument · ~1.5 miles
Icehouse with associated iceyard at Great Moreton Hall, 70m east of the hall
Scheduled monument · ~2.6 miles
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