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Battle of Adwalton Moor, the Glossary

The Battle of Adwalton Moor occurred on 30 June 1643 at Adwalton, West Yorkshire, during the First English Civil War.^[1]

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31 relations: A650 road, Adwalton, Batley, Battle of Leeds, Battle of Marston Moor, Battle of Seacroft Moor, Bolling Hall, Bradford, Bradford, Capture of Wakefield, Cavalier, Charles I of England, City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council, Demi-cannon, Drighlington, Ferdinando Fairfax, 2nd Lord Fairfax of Cameron, First English Civil War, Green belt, Historic England, Howley Hall, Kingston upon Hull, Kirklees, Leeds, Leeds City Council, Meeting engagement, Oakwell Hall, Peri-urbanisation, Roundhead, Thomas Fairfax, Thomas Savile, 1st Earl of Sussex, William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Newcastle, Yorkshire.
1643 in England
17th century in Yorkshire
Battles involving Yorkshire
Conflicts in 1643
Registered historic battlefields in England

A650 road

A650 road is a main route through the West Yorkshire conurbation in England.

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Adwalton

Adwalton is a village in the City of Leeds metropolitan borough, West Yorkshire, England.

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Batley is a market town in the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England, south-west of Leeds, north-west of Wakefield and Dewsbury, south-east of Bradford and north-east of Huddersfield, in the Heavy Woollen District.

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Battle of Leeds

The battle of Leeds took place during the First English Civil War on 23 January 1643, when a Parliamentarian force attacked the Royalist garrison of Leeds, Yorkshire. Battle of Adwalton Moor and battle of Leeds are 1643 in England, 17th century in Yorkshire, battles involving Yorkshire, battles of the English Civil Wars and Conflicts in 1643.

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Battle of Marston Moor

The Battle of Marston Moor was fought on 2 July 1644, during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms of 1639–1653. Battle of Adwalton Moor and Battle of Marston Moor are 17th century in Yorkshire, battles involving Yorkshire, battles of the English Civil Wars and Registered historic battlefields in England.

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Battle of Seacroft Moor

The Battle of Seacroft Moor took place in Whinmoor moor near the village of Seacroft, north-east of Leeds in West Riding on 30 March 1643 during the First English Civil War. Battle of Adwalton Moor and Battle of Seacroft Moor are 1643 in England, 17th century in Yorkshire, battles involving Yorkshire, battles of the English Civil Wars and Conflicts in 1643.

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Bolling Hall, Bradford

Bolling Hall is one of the oldest buildings in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England.

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Bradford

Bradford is a city in West Yorkshire, England.

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Capture of Wakefield

The capture of Wakefield occurred during the First English Civil War when a Parliamentarian force attacked the Royalist garrison of Wakefield, Yorkshire. Battle of Adwalton Moor and capture of Wakefield are 1643 in England, 17th century in Yorkshire, battles of the English Civil Wars and Conflicts in 1643.

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Cavalier

The term "Cavalier" was first used by Roundheads as a term of abuse for the wealthier royalist supporters of Charles I of England and his son Charles II during the English Civil War, the Interregnum, and the Restoration (1642 –). It was later adopted by the Royalists themselves.

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Charles I of England

Charles I (19 November 1600 – 30 January 1649) was King of England, Scotland, and Ireland from 27 March 1625 until his execution in 1649.

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City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council

City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council is the local authority of the City of Bradford in West Yorkshire, England.

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Demi-cannon

The demi-cannon was a medium-sized cannon, similar to but slightly larger than a culverin and smaller than a regular cannon, developed in the early 17th century.

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Drighlington

Drighlington is a village and civil parish in the City of Leeds metropolitan district, West Yorkshire, England.

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Ferdinando Fairfax, 2nd Lord Fairfax of Cameron

Ferdinando Fairfax, 2nd Lord Fairfax of Cameron (29 March 1584 – 14 March 1648) was an English nobleman and politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1614 and 1648.

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First English Civil War

The First English Civil War took place in England and Wales from 1642 to 1646, and forms part of the 1639 to 1653 Wars of the Three Kingdoms.

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Green belt

A green belt is a policy, and land-use zone designation used in land-use planning to retain areas of largely undeveloped, wild, or agricultural land surrounding or neighboring urban areas.

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Historic England

Historic England (officially the Historic Buildings and Monuments Commission for England) is an executive non-departmental public body of the British Government sponsored by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport.

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Howley Hall

Howley Hall is a ruined Elizabethan country house located between the towns of Batley and Morley in West Yorkshire, England.

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Kingston upon Hull

Kingston upon Hull, usually shortened to Hull, is a port city and unitary authority area in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England.

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Kirklees

Kirklees is a metropolitan borough of West Yorkshire, England.

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Leeds

Leeds is a city in West Yorkshire, England.

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Leeds City Council

Leeds City Council is the local authority of the City of Leeds in West Yorkshire, England.

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Meeting engagement

In warfare, a meeting engagement, or encounter battle, is a combat action that occurs when a moving force, incompletely deployed for battle, engages an enemy at an unexpected time and place.

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Oakwell Hall

Oakwell Hall is an Elizabethan manor house in Birstall, West Yorkshire, England.

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Peri-urbanisation

Peri-urbanisation relates to the processes of scattered and dispersive urban growth that create hybrid landscapes of fragmented and mixed urban and rural characteristics.

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Roundhead

Roundheads were the supporters of the Parliament of England during the English Civil War (1642–1651).

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Thomas Fairfax

Thomas Fairfax, 3rd Lord Fairfax of Cameron (17 January 161212 November 1671), also known as Sir Thomas Fairfax, was an English politician, general and Parliamentary commander-in-chief during the English Civil War.

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Thomas Savile, 1st Earl of Sussex

Thomas Savile, 1st Earl of Sussex (bap. 14 September 1590c. 1659) was an English politician.

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William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Newcastle

William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Newcastle upon Tyne, KG, KB, PC (25 December 1676), who after 1665 styled himself as Prince William Cavendish, was an English courtier and supporter of the arts.

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Yorkshire

Yorkshire is an area of Northern England which was historically a county.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Adwalton_Moor