Battle of Hopton Heath 1643

The Battle of Hopton Heath was a part of the First English Civil War, fought on Sunday 19 March 1643 between Parliamentarian forces led by Sir John Gell, 1st Baronet of Hopton and Sir William Brereton, 1st Baronet and the Royalist forces under Spencer Compton, 2nd Earl of Northampton.

Parliamentarian forces led by Sir John Gell and Sir William Brereton defeated Royalist troops under Sir Jacob Astley near Hopton on 19 March 1643. The victory helped secure Parliament's control over Staffordshire and delayed the Royalist advance in the Midlands during the First English Civil War.