What is recorded here
The Battle of Hingston Down took place in 838, probably at Hingston Down in Cornwall between a combined force of Cornish and Vikings on the one side, and West Saxons led by Ecgberht, King of Wessex on the other. The result was a West Saxon victory.
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- Date
- 0838
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Modern Milestone by the A390 in DrakewallsMonument or public art · 1.2 mi
Old Milestone by the A390, Hingston DownMonument or public art · 1.4 mi
South West Coast PathWalking route · 1.4 mi
Hingston Down from Kit HillMountain or hill · 1.4 mi
Sculpture of a miner, GunnislakePublic sculpture · 1.5 mi
Blanchdown WoodForest · 1.5 mi
Willow sculpture in the Mother Orchard at CothelePublic sculpture · 2.0 mi
Kit HillMountain / peak · 2.0 miPictures: Tony Atkin, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0; David Smith, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0; Rosy Hanns, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0; Ian Thompson, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0; Geof Sheppard, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0; Crispin Purdye, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0; Roger Cornfoot, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0; Rod Allday, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0; Ashley Dace, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
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