Photo of the site of the Battle of Naseby, fought in 1645 in Northamptonshire, central England.

Battle of Naseby© Philip Halling / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Battlefields of England

87 fields where the history of these islands turned — from Hastings in 1066 to Sedgemoor in 1685, earliest first within each county.

See them on the map

Open in full map →

OpenFreeMap © OpenMapTiles · data from OpenStreetMap · terrain Mapzen/AWS

The finest battlefieldsthe local highlights

Highlight

Battle of Naseby

The site of a 17th-century battle in Northamptonshire.

Northamptonshire

Highlight

Battle of Bannockburn

Site of Bruce's 1314 victory.

Stirling

More battlefields to explore85

Battlefields in Cheshire 3

Battle of Nantwich

The site of a 17th-century battle in Cheshire.

Nantwich

Battle of Rowton Heath

The site of a 17th-century battle in Cheshire.

Christleton

Battle of Winwick

The site of a 17th-century battle in Cheshire.

Warrington

Battlefields in Cornwall 4

Battle of Braddock Down

The site of a 17th-century battle in Cornwall.

St Neot

Battle of Lostwithiel

The site of a 17th-century battle in Cornwall.

Lostwithiel

Battle of Lostwithiel 21 August

The site of a 17th-century battle in Cornwall.

Lostwithiel

Battle of Stratton

The site of a 17th-century battle in Cornwall.

Morwenstow

Battlefields in Gloucestershire 3

Battle of Lansdown (Hill)

The site of a 17th-century battle in Gloucestershire.

Bath

Battle of Stow (-on-the-Wold)

The site of a 17th-century battle in Gloucestershire.

Stow-on-the-Wold

Battle of Tewkesbury

The site of a 15th-century battle in Gloucestershire.

Tewkesbury

Battlefields in North Yorkshire 5

Battle of Boroughbridge

The site of a 14th-century battle in North Yorkshire.

Boroughbridge

Battle of Marston Moor

The site of a 17th-century battle in North Yorkshire.

Wetherby

Battle of Myton

The site of a 14th-century battle in North Yorkshire.

Aldborough

Battle of Northallerton

The site of a 12th-century battle in North Yorkshire.

Osmotherley

Battle of Towton

The site of a 15th-century battle in North Yorkshire.

Bramham

Battlefields in Northumberland 4

Battle of Flodden

The site of a 16th-century battle in Northumberland.

Cornhill-on-Tweed

Battle of Homildon Hill

The site of a 15th-century battle in Northumberland.

Wooler

Battle of Otterburn

The site of a 14th-century battle in Northumberland.

Otterburn

The Site of The Battle of Halidon Hill

The site of a 14th-century battle in Northumberland.

Berwick-upon-Tweed

Battlefields elsewhere in East Midlands 5

Battle of Bosworth (Field)

The site of a 15th-century battle in Leicestershire.

Leicestershire

Battle of Edgcote

The site of a 15th-century battle in Northamptonshire.

Northamptonshire

Battle of Northampton

The site of a 15th-century battle in Northamptonshire.

Northamptonshire

Battle of Stoke (Field)

The site of a 15th-century battle in Nottinghamshire.

Nottinghamshire

Battle of Winceby

The site of a 17th-century battle in Lincolnshire.

Lincolnshire

Battlefields elsewhere in South East England 6

Battle of Hastings

Everyone knows the date, fewer know the fighting happened here, not in Hastings itself

East Sussex

Battle of Lewes

Simon de Montfort beat a king on the downs above this town in 1264, and Parliament was never quite the same again

East Sussex

Battle of Cropredy Bridge

The site of a 17th-century battle in Oxfordshire.

Oxfordshire

Battle of Chalgrove

The site of a 17th-century battle in Oxfordshire.

Oxfordshire

Battle of Cheriton

The site of a 17th-century battle in Hampshire.

Hampshire

Battle of Newbury

The site of a 17th-century battle in Berkshire.

Berkshire

Battlefields elsewhere in South West England 3

Battle of Langport

The site of a 17th-century battle in Somerset.

Somerset

Battle of Roundway Down

The site of a 17th-century battle in Wiltshire.

Wiltshire

Battle of Sedgemoor

The site of a 17th-century battle in Somerset.

Somerset

Battlefields elsewhere in West Midlands 6

Battle of Edgehill

The site of a 17th-century battle in Warwickshire.

Warwickshire

Battle of Blore Heath

The site of a 15th-century battle in Staffordshire.

Staffordshire

Battle of Evesham

The site of a 13th-century battle in Worcestershire.

Worcestershire

Battle of Hopton Heath

The site of a 17th-century battle in Staffordshire.

Staffordshire

Battle of Shrewsbury

The site of a 15th-century battle in Shropshire.

Shropshire

Battle of Worcester

The site of a 17th-century battle in Worcestershire.

Worcestershire

Battlefields elsewhere in England 7

Battle of Adwalton Moor

The site of a 17th-century battle in West Yorkshire.

West Yorkshire

Battle of Barnet

The site of a 15th-century battle in London.

London

Battle of Maldon

The site of a 10th-century battle in Essex.

Essex

Battle of Neville's Cross

The site of a 14th-century battle in County Durham.

County Durham

Battle of Newburn Ford

The site of a 17th-century battle in Tyne and Wear.

Tyne and Wear

Battle of Solway Moss

The site of a 16th-century battle in Cumbria.

Cumbria

Battle of Stamford Bridge

The site of a 11th-century battle in East Riding of Yorkshire.

East Riding of Yorkshire

Battlefields in Aberdeenshire 4

Battle of Alford

A registered historic battlefield in Aberdeenshire.

Alford (Alford)

Battle of Barra

A registered historic battlefield in Aberdeenshire.

Oldmeldrum

Battle of Fyvie

A registered historic battlefield in Aberdeenshire.

Fyvie

Battle of Harlaw

A registered historic battlefield in Aberdeenshire.

Inverurie

Battlefields in East Lothian 4

Battle of Dunbar I

A registered historic battlefield in East Lothian.

Dunbar

Battle of Dunbar II

A registered historic battlefield in East Lothian.

Dunbar

Battle of Pinkie

A registered historic battlefield in East Lothian.

Prestonpans

Battle of Prestonpans

A registered historic battlefield in East Lothian.

Prestonpans