siege, medieval

Siege of Durham

Name: Siege of Durham
Location: Durham, United Kingdom

Siege of Durham was a siege conducted in 1006 at Durham, in what is now United Kingdom. The recorded result: English victory.

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Fought1006

WhereDurham, United Kingdom54.775N, 1.576W

OutcomeEnglish victory

BelligerentsKingdom of ScotlandagainstKingdom of England

Record

Date	1006 (year precision)
Place	Durham, United Kingdom 54.775N, 1.576W
Kind	Siege, medieval
Commanders	Malcolm II of Scotland	Uhtred of Bamburgh

The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Battle of Neville's Cross 1346, 1.2 km W
Battle of Boldon Hill 1644, 21 km NE
Siege of Newcastle 1644, 23 km N
Battle of Newburn 1640, 26 km NW
Battle of Piercebridge 1642, 28 km S

Elsewhere in 1006

Battle of Torà Spain

Siege of Durham is one of 318 engagements of the 11th century in the atlas and one of 695 in present-day United Kingdom.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q126284860, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Durham (1006), revision 1383341078, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.