Battle of Cirencester 628
Marker: recorded battle location (no official boundary).
Key facts
| Date (year) | 628 | Wikidata P585 point in time |
|---|---|---|
| Century | 7th century | derived |
| Period | Early medieval, Anglo-Saxon & Viking | derived |
| Country | England | derived |
About the battle
The Battle of Cirencester was fought in 628 at Cirencester in the minor kingdom of the Hwicce. This conflict involved the armies of Mercia, under King Penda, and of Wessex under Kings Cynegils and Cwichelm.
The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle (A) states:
628. Here Cynegils and Cwichelm fought against Penda at Cirencester, and then came to an agreement.
Visiting the battlefield
Location
- Recorded location (Wikidata; may be approximate): 51.7190, -1.9680
Battlefields are often on private farmland: please keep to public rights of way and respect landowners.
Text adapted from the Wikipedia article Battle of Cirencester (revision 1370437331), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: excerpted from the article lead section; condensed by selecting paragraphs and trimming at sentence boundaries; citations removed. No text added.
Battle location from Wikidata (CC0).