Battles in Oxfordshire
6 battles fought in Oxfordshire (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 Oxfordshire?
This site maps 6 battles in Oxfordshire, from the Battle of Ashdown (871) to the Battle of Reading (1688).
How many battlefields in Oxfordshire are officially listed?
2 of them are on the Historic England Register of Historic Battlefields: Battle of Chalgrove, Battle of Cropredy Bridge. Their official boundaries are drawn on each battlefield page.
The war with the most battles here is the Viking activity in the British Isles (2).
All battles in Oxfordshire
- Battle of Ashdown 871Viking activity in the British Isles
- Battle of Reading 871Viking activity in the British Isles
- Battle of Radcot Bridge 1387medieval
- Battle of Chalgrove 1643First English Civil War · officially listed battlefield
- Battle of Cropredy Bridge 1644English Civil War · officially listed battlefield
- Battle of Reading 1688Glorious Revolution
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.