Battles in Northumberland
15 battles fought in Northumberland (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 Northumberland?
This site maps 15 battles in Northumberland, from the Battle of Heavenfield (634) to the Battle of Flodden (1513).
How many battlefields in Northumberland are officially listed?
4 of them are on the Historic England Register of Historic Battlefields: The Site of The Battle of Halidon Hill, Battle of Otterburn, Battle of Homildon Hill, Battle of Flodden. Their official boundaries are drawn on each battlefield page.
The war with the most battles here is the Anglo-Scottish Wars (4).
All battles in Northumberland
- Battle of Heavenfield 634anglo-saxon
- Battle of Corbridge 918Viking activity in the British Isles
- Battle of Carham 1010anglo-saxon
- Battle of Alnwick 1093medieval
- Battle of Alnwick 1174Revolt of 1173–1174
- Capture of Berwick 1296First War of Scottish Independence
- Capture of Berwick 1318First War of Scottish Independence
- The Site of The Battle of Halidon Hill 1333Wars of Scottish Independence · officially listed battlefield
- Battle of Nesbit Moor 1355Anglo-Scottish Wars
- Battle of Otterburn 1388Anglo-Scottish Wars · officially listed battlefield
- Battle of Homildon Hill 1402Anglo-Scottish Wars · officially listed battlefield
- Battle of Yeavering 1415Anglo-Scottish Wars
- Battle of Hedgeley Moor 1464Wars of the Roses
- Battle of Hexham 1464Wars of the Roses
- Battle of Flodden 1513War of the League of Cambrai · 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.