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English Civil War

Siege of Woodstock Palace

1646
Oxfordshire, England
Era
English Civil War
Battle Type
Siege
Location
Oxfordshire, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Royalists
VS
Victor
Parliamentarians
Outcome
Woodstock Manor House surrendered on 26 April 1646 after an artillery bombardment and a failed Parliamentarian assault on 15 April; the Royalist governor and garrison marched out unarmed to Oxford; it was among the last Oxfordshire Royalist garrisons to fall as part of the wider (third) Siege of Oxford campaign.
The Battle

History & Significance

Siege of Woodstock Palace was a Civil War siege, the investment of a fortified position, fought at Oxfordshire, England in 1646. Parliamentarians prevailed over Royalists. Woodstock Manor House surrendered on 26 April 1646 after an artillery bombardment and a failed Parliamentarian assault on 15 April; the Royalist governor and garrison marched out unarmed to Oxford; it was among the last Oxfordshire Royalist garrisons to fall as part of the wider (third) Siege of Oxford campaign.

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The ground

The ground they fought on

The site of Siege of Woodstock Palace lies on Great Oolite Group, bedrock that formed in the Bathonian. The rock here is sandstone, limestone and argillaceous rocks.

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Scheduled Monuments near Siege of Woodstock Palace

Rectangular earthwork, Hensington
Rectangular earthwork, Hensington
Scheduled monument · ~0.8 mi

Rectangular earthwork, Hensington is a prehistoric or Romano-British earthwork located in Oxfordshire. The monument consists of a rectangular enclosure defined by banks and ditches, though its precise chronology and function remain matters of archaeological interpretation. Such rectilinear earthw…

Roman villa
Roman villa
Scheduled monument · ~1.3 mi

Roman Villa is a scheduled ancient monument located in Oxfordshire, England, comprising the structural remains of a Romano-British villa complex that dates to the Roman occupation period. The site represents a substantial residential and agricultural establishment typical of the villa estates tha…

Shipton-on-Cherwell churchyard cross
Shipton-on-Cherwell churchyard cross
Scheduled monument · ~2.1 mi

Shipton-on-Cherwell churchyard cross is a medieval stone cross located in the churchyard of the parish church in Shipton-on-Cherwell, Oxfordshire. The monument survives as a substantial cross shaft with base, characteristic of the wayside and churchyard crosses that were erected throughout Englan…

Motacilla / CC BY-SA 3.0 / Wikimedia Commons
Stonesfield Roman villa
Stonesfield Roman villa
Scheduled monument · ~2.9 mi

Stonesfield Roman villa is a substantial Romano-British residential and agricultural establishment located in Oxfordshire. The site dates principally to the second and third centuries AD, with evidence of occupation extending into the fourth century. The villa is notable for its considerable size…

Pendethan / CC BY-SA 4.0 / Wikimedia Commons
Water gardens, avenue and an associated earthwork, east of Court Farm
Water gardens, avenue and an associated earthwork, east of Court Farm
Scheduled monument · ~3.1 mi

Water gardens, avenue and an associated earthwork, east of Court Farm is a scheduled ancient monument comprising designed landscape features located in Oxfordshire. The site consists of water garden elements, a formal avenue, and earthwork remains that reflect the ornamental and functional landsc…

North Leigh Roman villa 300m NNE of Upper Riding Farm
North Leigh Roman villa 300m NNE of Upper Riding Farm
Scheduled monument · ~3.2 mi

North Leigh Roman villa is a substantial Romano-British domestic estate located in Oxfordshire, dating to the Roman period of Britain. The site comprises the remains of a courtyard villa, a settlement form typical of wealthy rural landowners during the later Roman occupation, with evidence of occ…

Lolalatorre / CC BY-SA 3.0 / Wikimedia Commons
Blenheim Villa, a Roman villa and associated field system 200m north east of Little Cote
Scheduled monument · ~0.8 miles
Earthwork 300m south west of Fair Rosamund's Well, Blenheim Park
Scheduled monument · ~0.8 miles
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