Edgehill Battlefield & Trail
Kineton, Stratford
The Battle of Edgehill, on Sunday 23rd October 1642, saw the army of the Earl of Essex, the parliamentarian Lord General, and the King’s army clash in the first major action of the Civil War in England. It was fought in the open fields between the villages of Radway and Kineton in Warwickshire. The battle of Edgehill, or Kineton Fight as it was sometimes known, was intended to be the one great battle to decide the war, but ended very much as a bloody stalemate with the King gaining a slight advantage.
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The Battlefield is largely agricultural land, and most still lies in Ministry of Defence ownership. However a new path that links the battlefield with that of nearby Cropredy Brige in Oxfordshire, and Edgcote in Northamptonshire now runs alongside the site and up to the Castle Inn that overlooks that battle site from a steep escarpment. This trail is complete with picture and information boards that give an excellent overview of the battle and the site.
For further details on the trail see the Battlefields Trust website at http://www.battlefieldstrust.com/resource-centre/civil-war/battlepageview.asp?pageid=507
For details of the battle and the English Civil War see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Edgehill
Map
http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=OX15%206DJ
Opening times
Please contact the attraction direct for details of opening times.
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