What is recorded here

The National Heritage List for England records Battle of Cheriton 1644 as a registered battlefield. The saved point comes from the centre supplied by the official record. Listing does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.

Fought between Royalist and Parliamentarian forces in April 1644 during the English Civil War, the Battle of Cheriton resulted in a decisive Parliamentarian victory under Sir Thomas Fairfax, marking a turning point in the campaign in southern England. The battle demonstrated the effectiveness of the New Model Army and weakened Royalist control in the region.

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