Battle of Winwick (also known as Battle of Red Bank) 1648

The National Heritage List for England records Battle of Winwick (also known as Battle of Red Bank) 1648 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.

Parliamentarian forces under Sir Thomas Fairfax defeated Royalist troops led by Sir Charles Gerard near Warrington in 1648. The battle helped secure Parliamentary control in the north of England, contributing to the end of the First English Civil War.