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Memorial to the Battle of Stamford Hill

A Grade II Listed Building in Stratton, Cornwall

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Coordinates

Latitude: 50.8358 / 50°50'8"N

Longitude: -4.519 / 4°31'8"W

OS Eastings: 222723

OS Northings: 107054

OS Grid: SS227070

Mapcode National: GBR K3.WP1K

Mapcode Global: FRA 16FW.M8T

Plus Code: 9C2QRFPJ+8C

Entry Name: Memorial to the Battle of Stamford Hill

Listing Date: 9 September 1985

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1328543

English Heritage Legacy ID: 64801

ID on this website: 101328543

Location: Stratton, Cornwall, EX23

County: Cornwall

Civil Parish: Bude-Stratton

Built-Up Area: Stratton

Traditional County: Cornwall

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Cornwall

Church of England Parish: Poughill

Church of England Diocese: Truro

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Description


8.3.74 BUDE-STRATTON STAMFORD HILL

5/218 Memorial to the Battle
- of Stamford Hill

- II

Memorial to the Battle of Stamford Hill. Erected in 1713 by Lord Lansdown using a
circa late C15 pinnacle re-used from a church tower. Stone rubble and granite.
Round-headed granite stone archway set on stone rubble walls. Archway surmounted
by crocketted pinnacle on moulded octagonal base. The Battle of Stamford Hill was
fought in May 1643 between the Royalist Cornish Army under Sir Ralph Hopton and
the Parliamentarians under Major General Chudleigh. The Cornish Army included Sir
Bevil Grenville and won the day in spite of being said to have been outnumbered by
more than two to one.


Listing NGR: SS2272307054


This List entry has been amended to add the source for War Memorials Register. This source was not used in the compilation of this List entry but is added here as a guide for further reading, 13 December 2016.

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