Battles in Tyne and Wear
3 battles fought in Tyne and Wear (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 Tyne and Wear?
This site maps 3 battles in Tyne and Wear, from the Battle of Newburn Ford (1640) to the Siege of Newcastle (1644).
How many battlefields in Tyne and Wear are officially listed?
1 of them is on the Historic England Register of Historic Battlefields: Battle of Newburn Ford. Their official boundaries are drawn on each battlefield page.
All battles in Tyne and Wear
- Battle of Newburn Ford 1640Bishops' Wars · officially listed battlefield
- Battle of Boldon Hill 1644English Civil War
- Siege of Newcastle 1644First English Civil War
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.