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Battle of Edgecote Moor

The Battle of Edgecote Moor took place 6 miles northeast of Banbury, England on 26 July 1469 during the Wars of the Roses. The site of the battle was actually Danes Moor in Northamptonshire, at a crossing of a tributary of the River Cherwell. The battle pitted the forces of Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick, against those of King Edward IV. The battle is considered to be an important turning point in the course of the war.

Located at 52.1144, -1.24722 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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1469 in England, Battles of the Wars of the Roses, Military history of Northamptonshire, Banbury, Conflicts in 1469

Battle of Cropredy Bridge

The Battle of Cropredy Bridge was a battle of the English Civil Wars, fought on 29 June 1644 between a Parliamentarian army under Sir William Waller and the Royalist army of King Charles. After a Parliamentarian attack on the Royalist rearguard was repulsed, Waller's army became demoralised and ineffective, allowing the King to retrieve the Royalists' fortunes after other defeats during the earlier part of the year.

Located at 52.115, -1.314 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Battles of the English Civil Wars, Military history of Oxfordshire, 1644 in England, Conflicts in 1644, Registered historic battlefields in England

Cropredy Bridge

Cropredy Bridge was first built in 1312 and carries a road into a village of the same name beside the upper reaches of the River Cherwell at Cropredy in Oxfordshire, England. A new bridge was erected in the 1930s.

Located at 52.1147, -1.315 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Bridges in Oxfordshire, Bridges completed in 1312, 1312 establishments

Middleton Cheney Rural District

Middleton Cheney was a rural district in Northamptonshire, England from 1894 to 1935. It was formed under the Local Government Act 1894 from that part of the Banbury rural sanitary district which was in Northamptonshire (the main part in Oxfordshire becoming the Banbury Rural District). It was named after the village of Middleton Cheney. The district was abolished in 1935 under a County Review Order, and its area added to the existing Brackley Rural District.

Located at 52.1, -1.25 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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History of Northamptonshire, Local government in Northamptonshire, Banbury, Districts of England created by the Local Government Act 1894, 1935 disestablishments, Rural districts of England

Chalcombe Road Halt railway station

Chalcombe Road Halt was a railway station on the link line between the Great Central Railway and the Great Western Railway's Birmingham - London line, leaving the Great Central at Culworth Junction to connect with Banbury Junction. The station, which served the nearby Northamptonshire village of Chacombe, opened in 1911 and closed in 1956.

Located at 52.0949, -1.28616 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Disused railway stations in Oxfordshire, Former Great Central Railway stations, Railway stations opened in 1911, Railway stations closed in 1956

Byfield railway station

Byfield railway station was a railway station serving Byfield in the English county of Northamptonshire.

Located at 52.1709, -1.24143 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Disused railway stations in Northamptonshire, Former Stratford-upon-Avon and Midland Junction Railway stations, Railway stations opened in 1873, Railway stations closed in 1952

Battle of Danes Moor

The Battle of Danes Moor (or 'Dunsmoor') occurred between the Danes and the Saxons in 914 on Danes Moor between Culworth and Edgecote, north-east of Banbury, Oxfordshire, at a crossing of a tributary of the River Cherwell. The battlefield was also the site of the 1469 Battle of Edgecote Moor.

Located at 52.1144, -1.24722 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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10th century in England, Military history of Northamptonshire, History of Northamptonshire, Banbury, 910s conflicts, 914, 910s in Europe