What is recorded here
This black commemorative plaque records: Oliver Cromwell 1599-1658 Cromwell lodged by this cottage on 20th August, 1648 from where he sent his dispatches to Parliament to report his victories at Preston, Winwick, and Warrington against King Charles' army
Oliver Cromwell MP was a prominent military and political leader during the English Civil War; he is remembered for his role in establishing the Commonwealth of England and serving as Lord Protector after the execution of King Charles I.
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