Battles in County Durham
4 battles fought in County Durham (England), in date order. Every battle is on the map; click one for its official boundary (where there is one), date and history.
What battles were fought in County Durham?
This site maps 4 battles in County Durham, from the Siege of Durham (1006) to the Battle of Neville's Cross (1346).
How many battlefields in County Durham are officially listed?
1 of them is on the Historic England Register of Historic Battlefields: Battle of Neville's Cross. Their official boundaries are drawn on each battlefield page.
All battles in County Durham
- Siege of Durham 1006anglo-saxon
- Battle of Durham 1069Harrying of the North
- Battle of Stanhope Park 1327First War of Scottish Independence
- Battle of Neville's Cross 1346Hundred Years' War · officially listed battlefield
Counties: ceremonial counties in England (Yorkshire as the whole historic county), council areas in Scotland, principal areas in Wales and counties in Ireland, assigned from each battle’s map position using Natural Earth boundaries (public domain). Battles near a border may fall on the other side.