Memorial

Battle of Edgehill (roadside replica)

Edgehill Battle - Banbury Road - Replica Pillar Monument (1)

Source: Copyright David Austin

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Current Location

Roadside, 3/4 mile east of outskirts of Kineton,, Banbury Road, B4086, Kineton, Stratford On Avon, Warwickshire, CV35 0JZ, England

SP 35540 50424

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Type of Memorial: Pillar / Column
WMR Reference Number: 19344
Description: Single-stepped circular base surmounted by a circular sectioned pillar, slightly tapering towards top. Shallow-domed upper face. Inscription on a portrait orientated metal plaque, inset into side of pillar. This is a replica of the original monument (described in WMR 57036) which is on MOD land and is not generally accessible to the public.
Inscription: BATTLE OF EDGEHILL A.D. 1642 / BETWEEN HERE AND THE VILLAGE OF RADWAY, THE / BATTLE OF EDGEHILL, THE FIRST OF THE CIVIL WAR, / WAS FOUGHT ON SUNDAY 23 OCTOBER 1642 / MANY OF THOSE WHO LOST THEIR LIVES IN THE BATTLE/ ARE BURIED THREE QUARTERS OF A MILE TO THE SOUTH OF THIS STONE. ERECTED BY THE WARWICKSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL AND/ UNVEILED BY THE LORD LIEUTENANT OF WARWICKSHIRE, / THE RT. HON. LORD WILLOUGHBY DE BROKE M.C. A.F.C./ SUNDAY 23. OCTOBER 1949

Unveiled

23rd. October 1949

Lord Lieutenant of Warwickshire, M.C. A.F.C.

Pillar

Made from: Stone

Condition: Unknown

Plaque

Made from: Metal

Condition: Unknown