Battles in Cumbria
4 battles fought in Cumbria (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 Cumbria?
This site maps 4 battles in Cumbria, from the Battle of Arfderydd (573) to the Clifton Moor Skirmish (1745).
How many battlefields in Cumbria are officially listed?
1 of them is on the Historic England Register of Historic Battlefields: Battle of Solway Moss. Their official boundaries are drawn on each battlefield page.
All battles in Cumbria
- Battle of Arfderydd 573anglo-saxon
- Battle of Stainmore 954Viking activity in the British Isles
- Battle of Solway Moss 1542Anglo-Scottish Wars · officially listed battlefield
- Clifton Moor Skirmish 1745Jacobite rising of 1745
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.