TQ 76 NE 309 - Possible site of a late Saxon Battlefield, Gillingham

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Monument record TQ 76 NE 309 - Possible site of a late Saxon Battlefield, Gillingham

Summary

Possible site of a battle between Edmund Ironside and Canute at Gillingham in AD 1016. This Battle is mentioned in the Annals of St Austin (Hasted) and is marked at this location on the 2nd, 3rd and 4th edition Ordnance Survey maps. There is some uncertainty as to whether this is the correct location or a mistake by the Ordnance Survey inaccurately locating the site.

Location

Grid reference	TQ 787 690 (point) FCE
Map sheet	TQ76NE
County	KENT
Civil Parish	GILLINGHAM, MEDWAY, KENT
Unitary Authority	MEDWAY

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Type and Period (1)

BATTLEFIELD? (Early Medieval or Anglo-Saxon - 410 AD to 1065 AD)

Full Description

<1> Not applicable, SMR Kent uncatalogued index entry, Hasted 2nd Ed Vol 2, p. 228 (Miscellaneous Material). SKE6440.

<2> Not applicable, SMR Kent uncatalogued index entry, OS 25" 1932 edition (Miscellaneous Material). SKE6440.

<3> KCC, 2007-9, EKPO/HERO pers comm (Miscellaneous Material). SKE13005.

Sources/Archives (3)

<1> SKE6440 Miscellaneous Material: Not applicable. SMR Kent uncatalogued index entry. Hasted 2nd Ed Vol 2, p. 228.
<2> SKE6440 Miscellaneous Material: Not applicable. SMR Kent uncatalogued index entry. OS 25" 1932 edition.
<3> SKE13005 Miscellaneous Material: KCC. 2007-9. EKPO/HERO pers comm.