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Battle of Heavenfield

Battle of Heavenfield was a battle fought in AD 634 at Hexham, in what is now United Kingdom. The recorded result: Northumbrian victory. Recorded strength: 700 against 1,000.

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Battle of Heavenfield
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FoughtAD 634
WhereHexham, United Kingdom55.020N, 2.100W
OutcomeNorthumbrian victory
BelligerentsKingdom of Northumbria Possible support: *Kingdom of Rheged *Kingdom of Dál RiataagainstKingdom of Gwynedd
Casualties and lossesless than 200 killedand800 killed

Record

DateAD 634 (year precision)
PlaceHexham, United Kingdom
55.020N, 2.100W
KindBattle, medieval
Strength7001,000
Casualties and lossesless than 200 killed800 killed
Commanders
  • Oswald of Northumbria
  • Cadwallon ap Cadfan
Battle of HeavenfieldBattle of HeavenfieldBattle of HexhamBattle of CorbridgeEnglish invasion of ScotlandBattle of NewburnBattle of OtterburnBattle of HexhamEnglish invasion of ScotlandBattle of OtterburnGlasgowEdinburghMiddlesbroughBlackpoolYorkScarboroughAyrDouglas100 km55.020N, 2.100W
The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Contested ground: this site was fought over 3 times between AD 634 and 1464.

Elsewhere in AD 634

Battle of Heavenfield is one of 179 engagements of the 7th century in the atlas and one of 695 in present-day United Kingdom.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q956923, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Heavenfield, revision 1370442747, 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.