Battles in Northamptonshire
4 battles fought in Northamptonshire (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 Northamptonshire?
This site maps 4 battles in Northamptonshire, from the Battle of Northampton (1264) to the Battle of Naseby (1645).
How many battlefields in Northamptonshire are officially listed?
3 of them are on the Historic England Register of Historic Battlefields: Battle of Northampton, Battle of Edgcote, Battle of Naseby. Their official boundaries are drawn on each battlefield page.
The war with the most battles here is the Wars of the Roses (2).
All battles in Northamptonshire
- Battle of Northampton 1264Second Barons' War
- Battle of Northampton 1460Wars of the Roses · officially listed battlefield
- Battle of Edgcote 1469Wars of the Roses · officially listed battlefield
- Battle of Naseby 1645English Civil 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.