Battles in Shropshire
5 battles fought in Shropshire (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 Shropshire?
This site maps 5 battles in Shropshire, from the Battle of Caer Caradoc (50) to the Battle of Oswestry (1644).
How many battlefields in Shropshire are officially listed?
1 of them is on the Historic England Register of Historic Battlefields: Battle of Shrewsbury. Their official boundaries are drawn on each battlefield page.
All battles in Shropshire
- Battle of Caer Caradoc 50Roman conquest of Britain
- Battle of Maserfield 642anglo-saxon
- Battle of Shrewsbury 1403Glyndŵr Rebellion · officially listed battlefield
- Battle of Ludford Bridge 1459Wars of the Roses
- Battle of Oswestry 1644civil-wars
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.