Cropredy Church from the battlefield
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Cropredy Church from the battlefield
Image: © David M Jones Taken: 23 Aug 2008
In June 1644 the army of King Charles I met the Parliamentarian army on these fields in the first civil war. Both had forces of 9000 men but the action ended in stalemate.
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Image Location
Latitude
52.116448
Longitude
-1.31473