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Battle of Hedgeley Moor (1464)
Battle of Hedgeley Moor (1464) is a fort in the United Kingdom.
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- Typical visit
- 45 min–1.5 h
About
Battle of Hedgeley Moor (1464) is a historic fort or fortified site in the United Kingdom. Coordinates: 55.4712°, -1.9235°. This entry is part of The Great Britain Guide, a free, ad-free, open-data tourist directory.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Tweed Catchment Rivers - England: Till Catchment SSSI
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Northumberland Shore SSSI
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Northumberland Coast
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
The Battle of Hedgeley Moor, 25 April 1464, took place during the Wars of the Roses. It was fought at Hedgeley Moor, north of the villages of Glanton and Powburn in Northumberland, between a Yorkist army led by John Neville, Lord Montagu and a Lancastrian army led by Henry Beaufort, Duke of Somerset. The battle ended in a Yorkist victory.
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Background
History
At the beginning of 1464, after setbacks in 1463, the Lancastrians were hoping that the Welsh Marches and the West Country would rise in their support. The Yorkists wanted to remove the threat of Scottish invasion, by reaching an agreement with the Scots. The English parliament was due to meet at York on 5 May to discuss terms with a party from Scotland, but a burst of Lancastrian activity in Northumberland and North Yorkshire meant that it would be difficult for the Scottish party to travel safely to York. Lord Montagu was therefore sent north with a small force to escort them to York. The Duke of Somerset tried to ambush Montagu near Newcastle but the latter was able to evade this…
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- Coordinates
- 55.4712, -1.9235
- District
- Northumberland
- Parish
- Bewick
- Postcode
- NE66 4XW
- Parliamentary constituency
- North Northumberland
Sources
- osm: n317229919 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Battle of Hedgeley Moor (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Plan of the battle of Hedgeley Moor (Battles and Battlefields in England).jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Battle of Hedgeley Moor (1464)?
- Battle of Hedgeley Moor (1464) is in the Scottish Lowlands, United Kingdom (postcode NE66 4XW), in the parish of Bewick.
- Is Battle of Hedgeley Moor (1464) a protected site?
- Yes — Battle of Hedgeley Moor (1464) is part of the Tweed Catchment Rivers - England: Till Catchment SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Northumberland Shore SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- How do I get to Battle of Hedgeley Moor (1464)?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode NE66 4XW. It sits within the North Northumberland parliamentary constituency.