Battle of Sherston
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The Battle of Sherston was fought in Sherston, England, from 25 to 26 June 1016. between the forces of King Edmund Ironside and Danish king Cnut as a part of Cnut's invasion of England. The West Saxons, fighting for Edmund, were victorious against the Danish and their English allies.
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| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| event | armed conflict | 500 | Battle of Badon | King Arthur, Anglo-Saxons, battle, Ambrosius Aurelianus, Celtic Britons | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 577 | Battle of Deorham | Kingdom of Wessex, battle, Celtic Britons | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 628 | Battle of Cirencester | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 825 | Battle of Ellandun | Kingdom of Mercia, battle, Kingdom of Wessex | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 878 | Battle of Chippenham | Great Heathen Army, Kingdom of Wessex, battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 878 | Battle of Edington | Kingdom of Wessex, battle, Great Heathen Army | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1016 | Battle of Sherston | battle, Kingdom of England, Kingdom of Denmark | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1326 | Siege of Bristol | siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1469 | Battle of Nibley Green | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1643 | Battle of Lansdowne | battle, Cavalier, Roundhead | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1643 | Battle of Roundway Down | battle, Cavalier, Roundhead | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1645 | Siege of Bristol | siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1940 | Bristol Blitz | United Kingdom, Nazi Germany, airstrike | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1942 | Bath Blitz | Nazi Germany, aerial bombing of a city | Wikidata |
| object | watercraft | SM UB-32 | Type UB II submarine, U-boat | Wikidata | |
| object | watercraft | SM UC-49 | U-boat, Type UC II submarine | Wikidata | |
| organisation | arms industry | 1910 | Bristol Aeroplane Company | arms industry, aerospace manufacturer, aerospace industry | Wikidata |
| organisation | charitable organisation | 2015 | English Heritage | charitable organization, publishing company, private company limited by guarantee, restoration | Wikidata |
| organisation | non-profit organisation | 1895 | National Trust | nonprofit organization, restoration, national trust, collection | Wikidata |
| organisation | shipbuilding | 1772 | Hilhouse | shipbuilding, business | Wikidata |
| organisation | shipbuilding | 1814 | Green Shipbuilders | shipbuilding, business | Wikidata |
| organisation | shipbuilding company | 1845 | Charles Hill & Sons | shipbuilding, shipbuilding company | Wikidata |
| site | artillery battery | Second World War heavy anti-aircraft battery 590m north east of Highwood House, Pur Down, Bristol | anti-aircraft battery | Wikidata | |
| site | bunker | Bristol Royal Observer Corps Group Headquarters | Royal Observer Corps, Royal Observer Corps Sector Headquarters, Royal Observer Corps Group Headquarters, bunker | Wikidata | |
| site | bunker | Central Government War Headquarters | alternative seat of government, underground infrastructure system, underground city | Wikidata | |
| site | bunker | Lansdown Anti-Aircraft Operations Room | Royal Air Force, bunker | Wikidata | |
| site | bunker | RAF Rudloe Manor | Royal Air Force station, Royal Air Force, air base, bunker | Wikidata | |
| site | bunker | Stroud Emergency Centre | civil defense center, Stroud District Council | Wikidata | |
| site | bunker | Thornbury North Avon District Council Emergency Centre | civil defense center | Wikidata | |
| site | bunker | 1950 | Bristol War Room | bunker | Wikidata |
| site | castle | Thornbury Castle | country house hotel, castle | Wikidata | |
| site | castle | 1067 | Berkeley Castle | history museum, historic house museum, castle | Wikidata |
| site | castle | 1383 | Farleigh Hungerford Castle | independent museum, historic house museum, English Heritage, quadrangular castle | Wikidata |